Maladaptive Perfectionism, Impostor Phenomenon, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students.
Emma Brennan-WydraHye Won ChungNancy AngoffJessica ChenFengAmelia PhillipsJacob SchreiberChantal YoungKirsten M WilkinsPublished in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2021)
Medical students who exhibit maladaptive perfectionism are at increased risk for feelings of impostor phenomenon, which translates into increased risk for suicide. These results suggest that an intervention targeted at reducing feelings of impostor phenomenon among maladaptive perfectionists may be effective in reducing their higher risk for suicide. However, interventions promoting individual resilience are not sufficient; systemic change is needed to address medicine's "culture of perfection."