Citation

North CS, Ryall JE. Postgrad. Med. 1997; 101(5): 233-6, 239-40, 242.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis 63110, USA. northc@psychiatry.wustl.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Vendome Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9158616

Abstract

More than half of female physicians may experience a psychiatric illness during their lifetime. Depression is by far the most common such disorder, and the suicide rate is alarmingly high. However, female physicians appear to be at lower risk for substance abuse than male physicians. The medical profession could benefit from increased awareness of depression among female physicians and removal of barriers to treatment, such as stigma and discrimination against those with psychiatric illness.

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