Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Although the physical health of doctors is largely better than that of the general population, they continue to have high levels of stress, depression and substance misuse. These aspects of mental ill health are particularly elevated in psychiatrists, and in a number of studies psychiatrists have also been found to be those doctors most likely to face disciplinary proceedings. This article explores the individual and organisational causes of these problems and the ways they may interact within the psychiatrist's work role, and suggests a variety of possible interventions to improve the mental health of doctors in psychiatry.
Author: Jenny Firth-Cozens
Institution: London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2152008192