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Trainee doctors' views on mental illness among their peers and access to support services
Andrew Grant1, Jenny Kowalczuk2, Katy Marrin2
1Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
|June 12, 2019
Abstract:
The mental health of doctors in training raises two major concerns, first that they are reluctant to, and have difficulty accessing, treatment, and second that undiagnosed and untreated doctors expose patients to unacceptable risks. Four 1-h focus groups were held, with participants' views explored on their observations about mental health as an issue amongst doctors, their personal knowledge of, and preferences for, sources of support, and other related factors. Transcripts were analysed using a thematic framework approach.