Psychiatric Disorders Among Professional Women

The epidemiology of DSM-III-R bipolar I disorder in a general population survey

“…The finding that the symptom profile considered here is negatively related to income and education, while consistent with other epidemiologic surveys (Smith & Weissman, 1992), is inconsistent with the clinical observation of a positive association between bipolar disorder and socioeconomic status (Winokur et al 1969 ;Woodruff et al 1971 ;Weissman & Myers, 1978 ;Krauthammer & Klerman, 1979 ;Welner et al 1979). This discrepancy could be due to more socially advantaged cases having a higher probability than others of obtaining speciality treatment or to a relationship between socio-economic status and accuracy of diagnosis of bipolar disorder.…”

Suicide rates according to education with a particular focus on physicians in Norway 1960–2000

“…There may be a self-selection of vulnerable individuals for certain educations. Some reports indicate a high rate of affective disorders among physicians (Welner et al 1979;Firth-Cozens, 2001), but also here, results are conflicting (Ford et al 1998;Frank & Dingle, 1999 ;Hendin et al 2003).…”

Characteristics and Experiences of Professionals Providing 9/11 Mental Health Services

“…13,15,19,20 Such problems have been reported in as many as one-half or more of mental health professionals. 16–19 Consistent with the high rates of mental health problems identified among these professionals, a study of social workers who provided mental health care for 9/11-related distress found that 84% of these professionals had been in therapy, 6 the same percentage found in a large survey of general psychologists (84%) unrelated to disaster care. 20…”