Friday 17 July 2015

85% of doctors have experienced mental health issues, reveals survey

85% of doctors have experienced mental health issues, reveals survey A survey of more than 600 UK members reveals that 85% have experienced mental health issues, with common issues being stress (75%), anxiety (49%) and low self-esteem (36%).1 A third of respondents (32%) have had depression during their medical career, while one in 10 (13%) stated they had experienced suicidal feelings.

Of those who had experienced mental health issues, they cited heavy workload (76%) and long working hours (70%) as factors that had a high or moderate impact on their mental health. Additionally, high levels of regulation and scrutiny affected half (54%) of respondents’ mental health, and experience of a negligence claim had an impact on a quarter (24%) of them. Medical Protection Society

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