MEDI7212 Lecture 48: W7 - Student: doctor health
Document Summary
Increase awareness across the medical profession and broader community of issues associated with mental health of medical students and doctors. Inform the development of mental health services and supports for the medical profession: topic areas, general and specific mental health status (depression, anxiety) Suicide rates and self-harm: workplace and life stressors, burnout levels, treatment and coping strategies, barriers to seeking treatment, doctor attitudes towards mental health conditions. Health risk factors: many doctors have a negative attitude towards fellow doctors with depression. Impact on patient care: depression may lead to poor patient care; unconfirmed literature. Impact on work and family life: doctors with depression had experienced a negative impact on their work and family life. Indications - treat depression, help stay awake, treat other psychological problems: dysfunctional interpersonal relationships, occupational hazards, medical practitioners have a slightly elevated risk of death by injury ~180% compared to general population, hazards.
