Resources tagged with: Stigma
Out of the Straitjacket

Michael Weinstein shares his personal narrative, in a New England Journal of Medicine Perspectives paper, of burnout, treatment, and gradual recovery. Through...

Personal Stories
SIGECAPS, SSRIs, and Silence — Life as a Depressed Med Student

Michael R. Rose shares his battle with depression as a medical student -- the signs and symptoms that he had trouble identifying and admitting to himself. He sheds...

Personal Stories
Survey of Physician Well-Being and Health Behaviors at an Academic Medical Center

The following study evaluates the prevalence of and risk factors for psychiatric symptoms and disorders and for personal health behaviors among among clinicians at...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
The Role of Medical Culture in the Journey to Resilience

The following article highlights retention threats of electronic medical records, external documentation required for oversight and billing, and divide between...

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Emotion and coping in the aftermath of medical error: a cross-country exploration

This study, published in Journal of Patient Safety, aims to understand emotional responses experienced and coping strategies used by clinicians when an error is...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Adaptation practice: teaching doctors how to cope with stress,anxiety and depression by developing resilience

Sherlock's article, published in the British Journal of Medical Practitioners, aims to explore the acceptability and effectiveness of a six-month training course of...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Intensive Program for Addicted Doctors Shows Results

This Washington Post article highlights the merits of Bradford Health Services, a rehabilitation program for health professionals, lawyers, pilots, first responders...

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Physicians Need to Openly Discuss Medical Mistakes and Near Misses

Sara Scarlet writes gripping stories about the fallibility of modern medicine and the importance of learning and discussing clinician errors. Unaddressed errors can...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Doctors Are Human Too

Published in the New York Times by an Australian psychiatrist, Lisa Pryor, this opinion piece explores unique insights about burnout through a series of personal...

Article
What Stops Physicians from Getting Mental Health Care?

Dr. Dinah Miller's paper posits that the intrusive questions asked on licensing forms deter physicians from asking for help. 'Having a mark' on physicians' records...

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