Suffering in Silence: Mental Health Stigma and Physicians' Licensing Fears

Mehta, Swapnil; Edwards, Matthew L.

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2018.131101

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“…More succinctly, provision of content not only creates awareness as to the importance of physician well-being, but also facilitates normalization of the subject matter. Doing so helps alleviate the stigma associated with mental health, a known phenomenon within the physician community ( Mehta and Edwards, 2018 ). Furthermore, the acknowledgement and provision of well-being content serves to prompt dialog, either internally and/or externally, regarding individual well-being.…”

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Physician well-being amidst COVID-19: An analysis of online resource provision by the 123 national medical specialty societies in the AMA house of delegates

Ferry

2020

Psychiatry Research

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Physician well-being amidst COVID-19: An analysis of online resource provision by the 123 national medical specialty societies in the AMA house of delegates

Ferry

2020

Psychiatry Research

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“…Despite medical students frequently have mental health problems, their levels of help-seeking are quite low [ 13 ]. It may be that their access to specialist care is delayed by the presence of stigma still attached to mental disorders, as recently documented by the American Psychiatric Association that more than 50% of medical students meeting the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder are reluctant to seek professional help because of fear of exposure to stigma [ 14 ]. Moreover, after graduation, the fear of stigma and of financial and professional consequences are a significant barrier to seeking help among doctors [ 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Mental Health Disturbances and Related Problems in Italian University Medical Students from 2000 to 2020: An Integrative Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies

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Background and objectives: The presence of mental health problems in the population of medical students in Italy has been evaluated in several cross-sectional studies, which have used different methodologies and study designs. However, a global overview of the prevalence of mental health problems in Italian medical students is not available, although this would be essential for promoting preventive strategies and supportive treatments. Materials and Methods: An integrative review aiming to describe the prevalence of mental health problems in Italian medical students has been performed. Results: The most relevant findings are the high prevalence of substance use, in particular alcohol and nicotine, and of depressive and anxiety disorders in Italian medical students. In particular, substance use ranges from 13 to 86%, which is higher compared to Italian students coming from other faculties. Italian medical students show a high rate of smoking and of depressive symptoms of about 20%. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to develop appropriate supportive interventions for the medical student population, which are rarely provided and implemented among the routine activities of Italian medical universities. A relevant aspect to be considered is the stigma and anticipated discrimination attached to mental disorders, which reduce the help-seeking process in medical students.

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“…In fact, the Portuguese validation of the PSS score showed a mean value of 13.9 in the males and 17.1 in the females, which are both lower than the mean score obtained in this study. However, few students actually seek help [ 32 ], which may lead to a persistence of this problem into the medical practice. It is then of extreme importance to identify and implement prevention and management measures since it might prevent students from getting into a vicious cycle of stress and related diseases.…”

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Stress among Portuguese Medical Students: A National Cross-Sectional Study

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Santos

2020

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Introduction. The medical course is extremely stimulating but also demanding, and it can interfere with students’ mental health. Stress leads to lower life quality, academic performance, and ultimately to a lower quality of patient care delivered. Objective. To analyse stress levels of sixth-year medical students who attend Portuguese colleges. Methodology. This observational cross-sectional study involved Portuguese medical students attending the sixth year of all Portuguese faculties. We applied an online self-response questionnaire, including the 10 items Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to assess stress levels and sociodemographic variables. Logistic regression was used to estimate the weight of the studied determinants on stress levels. Results. A total of 501 participants were included for analysis (69.5% females), with a median age of 24 years old. We found significant levels of stress in 49.9% (95% CI: 45.5–54.3%), with 20.8% of total students presenting extremely high levels, irrespective of age, gender, and faculty. Stress was higher when students presented bad sleeping and eating habits, lack of ability to manage time, dissatisfaction with social life and academic experience, and low family support. Also, these students are more worried about their future and present a higher degree of concern about their graduation test performance. Conclusion. This study found high stress levels among Portuguese medical students, associated with social determinants and the intrinsic complexity of the course. This is worrying, and it elucidates the importance of coping strategies to make students deal with stress and be healthier, currently and in the future.

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Suffering in Silence: Mental Health Stigma and Physicians' Licensing Fears

Cited by 69 publications

References 19 publications

Physician well-being amidst COVID-19: An analysis of online resource provision by the 123 national medical specialty societies in the AMA house of delegates

Physician well-being amidst COVID-19: An analysis of online resource provision by the 123 national medical specialty societies in the AMA house of delegates

Mental Health Disturbances and Related Problems in Italian University Medical Students from 2000 to 2020: An Integrative Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies

Stress among Portuguese Medical Students: A National Cross-Sectional Study

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