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Braquehais MD, Bel MJ, Lusilla P, Valero S, Mozo X, Nasillo V, Casas M. Psychiatrists admitted to a physicians' health programme. Occup Med (Lond) 2015; 65:499-501. [PMID: 26078415 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychiatrists are at a high risk of becoming mentally ill at some point during their careers. AIMS To compare the profile of psychiatrists admitted to the Barcelona Physicians' Health Programme (PHP) with other sick doctors in the programme. METHODS A retrospective case review of electronic medical records was conducted for physicians registered at the 'Colegio de Médicos' in Barcelona and consecutively admitted to the Barcelona PHP from January 1998 until December 2013. RESULTS One thousand two hundred eighteen records were reviewed. The 72 psychiatrists admitted to the programme were not statistically different from the other physicians in gender (54% versus 51% women), primary diagnosis (34% non-substance use mental disorders versus 29% substance use disorders), prevalence of adjustment disorders and median length of their first treatment episode (9.0 versus 8.4 months). Psychiatrists were significantly older (mean age 53 versus 50 years; t = 2.12; P < 0.05), more frequently had inpatient treatment during their first treatment episode (17% versus 10%; χ (2) = 4.57, P < 0.05) and had more referred (rather than self-referred) admissions (22% versus 13%; χ (2) = 4.57, P < 0.05) than other physicians. However, only the type of referral played a significant role when considering the simultaneous effect of all relevant variables (Wald = 4.43; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Psychiatrists with mental disorders may be more reluctant to ask for help from a PHP voluntarily than other physicians. Members of this professional group should be encouraged to seek help when affected by mental distress or addiction problems.
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- M D Braquehais
- Integral Care Program for Sick Doctors, Galatea Clinic, Galatea Foundation, Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona, Passeig Bonanova, 47, 08017 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Integral Care Program for Sick Doctors, Galatea Clinic, Galatea Foundation, Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona, Passeig Bonanova, 47, 08017 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Integral Care Program for Sick Doctors, Galatea Clinic, Galatea Foundation, Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona, Passeig Bonanova, 47, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Integral Care Program for Sick Doctors, Galatea Clinic, Galatea Foundation, Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona, Passeig Bonanova, 47, 08017 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, CIBERSAM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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Brems C, Tryck S, Garlock D, Freemon M, Bernzott J. Differences in family of origin functioning among graduate students of different disciplines. J Clin Psychol 1995; 51:434-41. [PMID: 7560148 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(199505)51:3<434::aid-jclp2270510319>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Compared the degree of dysfunction in the family of origin of psychology graduate students to that of graduate students in the disciplines of business, education, engineering, and health sciences. Students were accessed through University of Alaska Anchorage graduate departments. Family background was assessed with the Index of Family Relations (IFR; Hudson, 1990a), the Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI; Beavers, Hampson, & Hulgus, 1990), and relevant demographics obtained from a biographical questionnaire. Results indicated significant differences among the student groups; psychology graduate students demonstrated higher degrees of family dysfunction than students in other disciplines. Implications of these findings for psychology graduate training programs are discussed.
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- C Brems
- University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
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Domenighetti G, Tomamichel M, Gutzwiller F, Berthoud S, Casabianca A. Psychoactive drug use among medical doctors is higher than in the general population. Soc Sci Med 1991; 33:269-74. [PMID: 1925690 DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90360-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We surveyed a representative sample of practising physicians and a representative sample of subjects from the Swiss general population (SOMIPOPS Survey) concerning their annual use of sleeping pills and tranquillizers. 77% of the physicians (n = 466) and 72% of the general population (n = 4255) responded. After adjustment for age and sex 37.1% of the doctors (general population 21.1% P less than 0.001) claimed to have taken these drugs for therapeutic purposes. The proportion of psychiatrists who reported taking sleeping pills and tranquillizers daily (10.6%) were significantly greater than for the population of doctors as a whole and for the general population (P less than 0.05). Regular users (i.e. subjects taking one mood altering drug at least once a week) accounted for 11.1% of the medical population compared with 6.8% of the general population (P less than 0.01). This over-consumption was wholly due to the greater number of regular users of psychoactive drugs amongst doctors less than 50 years of age relative to the general population or to subjects in higher management (from P less than 0.05 to P less than 0.001). Without this specific over-use, members of the medical profession would not have been found to use more psychoactive drugs than the general population and the executives. This result suggests that it would be worth investigating the mechanisms of response and adjustment (coping) to the specific stress that appears to be inherent in the exercise of medical practice.
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- G Domenighetti
- Cantonal Health Office, Department of Social Affairs, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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