Post-traumatic stress disorder in a Canadian population of medical students, residents, and physicians.

Background: Physicians encounter stressors with potential long-term psychological consequences. However, a comprehensive picture of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence and symptomatic work-related event occurrence across practice stages is lacking.

Objective: To evaluate PTSD prevalence and the occurrence of work-related symptomatic events among physicians and medical learners.