Stress problems in the medical profession
Lawrence, J.M.
Australian Family Physician 18(11): 1379-1382; 1386-1389, 1392
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 2627182 Document Number: 340618
Doctors are renowned for denial of illness in themselves and often do not respond in the most helpful way to signs of distress in colleagues. As a result, doctors and their families may get second class treatment, especially for stress related problems. Why is this so? How may stress affect doctors? How can we help?