Psychiatric Issues Among Health Professionals

Braquehais, María Dolores; Vargas-Cáceres, Sebastián

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2022.04.004

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“…At the individual level, self-stigmatisation predisposed by physician personality and character traits often pose barriers to help-seeking behaviour for mental health conditions. 5 For instance, physicians generally have a strong sense of duty, self-sufficiency and invulnerability and perfectionistic tendencies, and may associate psychological distress with feelings of shame, embarrassment, self-doubt and insecurity. 5 , 9 This might then lead to maladaptive coping strategies, where physicians may delay seeking professional treatment, self-medicate, become socially withdrawn or engage in other self-destructive behaviours.…”

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“… 5 , 9 This might then lead to maladaptive coping strategies, where physicians may delay seeking professional treatment, self-medicate, become socially withdrawn or engage in other self-destructive behaviours. 5 , 9…”

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“…Concerningly, there remains a striking reluctance among medical trainees and practitioners to seek treatment for mental-health-related conditions due to fear of stigma and negative career repercussions. 1 , 5 , 6 , 7 These concerns were highlighted in a 2021 study, where 40% of surveyed physicians agreed that ‘many doctors believe that a doctor with a history of depression or an anxiety disorder is less competent’, and 47% believed that ‘doctors are less likely to appoint doctors with a history of depression or an anxiety disorder’. 8 Elsewhere, nearly 40% of physicians expressed that they would be unwilling to seek treatment for a psychiatric condition due to medical licensure fears.…”

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Mental health stigma in the medical profession: Where do we go from here?

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Tan,

Goo

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“…This mistrust has come from years of abuse and neglect ( 18 , 29 , 30 , 33 ). The irony of this mistreatment of people who use drugs is that as many as 11–20% of the healthcare workforce is thought to have a substance use disorder ( 35 , 36 ).…”

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Labeled as “drug-seeking”: nurses use harm reduction philosophy to reflect on mending mutual distrust between healthcare workers and people who use drugs

Febres-Cordero,

Shasanmi-Ellis,

Sherman

2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionOver 50 years of approaching drug use from the “War on Drugs” has led to ignoring the systemic structural and social determinants of health, enforced drug use stigma, and damaging stereotypes of people who use drugs or are labeled as “drug-seeking,” and sorely failed to support those needing assistance.On philosophy of harm reduction and powerPeople who use drugs are often disenfranchised and pathologized by being labeled as “a drug addict,” which then serves as a rationalization for mistreatment by healthcare providers. This is in opposition to a harm-reduction approach. Harm reduction philosophy is an epistemic valuation necessary for drug use stigma and our moral obligation to reduce harm from interlocking systems of power that perpetuate harm.On drug-seeking, mistrust, and human rightsWe have encountered many clients who use drugs that report harmful interactions with healthcare providers. Harm reduction is an issue of health equity, social justice, and fundamental human rights. This paper presents three vignettes, the author’s experiences of being labeled as—and advocating for family members labeled as “drug-seeking.”DiscussionTo better serve as healthcare providers, workers must be equipped to work with people who use drugs and reinforce the social justice commitment against medical stigma, neglect, racism, and inadequate pain coverage and withdrawal treatment. Nurses and our epistemic lens can meet the challenge of complex intersectional issues affecting our use of power to develop more just and equitable health systems and advance our rebuilding of a trusting relationship with the people we serve.

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“…It is safe to say that seeking mental health is an issue when it comes to healthcare professionals. Braquehais and Vargas-Cáceres [18] pointed several reasons that preclude those professional from seeking mental health care. The most frequent ones are related to an increased sense of invulnerability, perfectionism, a proneness to trying to cope alone, insecurity and stigma related to mental distress and fear of licensure problems when facing a mental health condition.…”

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Physicians’ Mental Health: Is It Possible to Tackle the Problem throughout Academic Education?

Miyazaki,

Cristina Miyazaki

2024

Education and Human Development

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Changes over the years require adaptation to thrive in today’s academic and professional scenarios. Teachers of future healthcare professionals face new challenges daily, like artificial intelligence and its impact on learning, helping young students to keep focused, using the best available data and good teaching/learning resources, making evidence-based decisions. As new demands arise, some of the old ones are still present, challenging students, teachers, and professionals. When it comes to medical education, learning how to deal with professional’s mental health is still an issue. This chapter aims to discuss strategies to improve physicians and medical students ‘abilities to cope with stress and mental health issues, and its impacts on their life and on the lives of their patients and families.

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Psychiatric Issues Among Health Professionals

Cited by 10 publications

References 66 publications

Mental health stigma in the medical profession: Where do we go from here?

Mental health stigma in the medical profession: Where do we go from here?

Labeled as “drug-seeking”: nurses use harm reduction philosophy to reflect on mending mutual distrust between healthcare workers and people who use drugs

Physicians’ Mental Health: Is It Possible to Tackle the Problem throughout Academic Education?

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