Abstract:SIR,-Like others before him,' 2 Dr Clive Richards has drawn attention to the stress problems, emotional difficulties, and preventive care needs of general practitioners.' A national counselling service for sick doctors already exists,4 but Dr Richards rightly pointed out that coping includes "trying to prevent problems before they occur." Risk factors have been identified. For example, Walton recently noted, "it is commonly accepted that achievement-oriented compulsive people are attracted to medicine" and tha… Show more
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