Resources tagged with: Stigma
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This article in Annals of Internal Medicine discusses how taboo depression and suicide is in the medical profession, specifically residency training. Among the...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations For Positive Change

The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being released the following comprehensive report on Layer Well-Being. The prevalence of chronic stress and high rates of...

Report
Risk Considerations for Suicidal Physicians

This news article, published in Clinical Psychiatry News, discusses how 10-15% of suicidal physicians seek no help and receive no treatment. Furthermore, it...

Article
Two More and Counting: Suicide in Medical Trainees

In the aftermath of two resident suicides in New York in May of 2018, Michael F. Meyers, MD, writes of his recent experiences around discussing burnout and...

Personal Stories
“I would never want to have a mental health diagnosis on my record”: A Survey of female physicians on mental health diagnosis, treatment, and reporting.

Most state medical boards require the disclosure of mental health problems on physician licensing applications. The following study investigates the consequences of...

Report
Factors Affecting Clinician Well-Being and Resilience – Conceptual Model

This conceptual model was developed by the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being. This conceptual model depicts the factors...

Briefs and Summaries
The Impact of Stigma and Personal Experiences on the Help-Seeking Behaviors of Medical Students with Burnout

The following article, published in Academic Medicine, evaluates the help-seeking behaviors of medical students with burnout and compared their stigma perceptions...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Breaking the Stigma — A Physician’s Perspective on Self-Care and Recovery

In this Perspective, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, one physician shares his experience with depression, suicidal ideation, and alcoholism....

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
AMA Adopts Policy to Improve Physician Access to Mental Health Care

The following press release from the American Medical Association announces AMA's decision to adopt a new policy which calls on state medical boards to evaluate a...

Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Depression, Stigma, and Suicidal Ideation in Medical Students

Published in JAMA, the authors of the following study aimed to characterize the perceptions of depressed and non-depressed medical students regarding stigma...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
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