Ganibade
Verified member
At the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the New Zealand College of Anesthetists' combined annual scientific congress, an expert in head and neck surgery made the statement, "We know that there is an elephant in the room, but we really don't know what to do with that animal. A lot of doctors are battling, albeit discreetly.
Based on a BeyondBlue survey of more than 12,000 doctors, he came up with the most recent statistics on this subject:
"1 in 5 people have a diagnosis of depression or are receiving therapy for it.
1 in 4 people have considered suicide.
A 50th of people have attempted suicide.
The risk is greater for women.
General practise, emergency medicine, and anaesthesia are the specialties where suicide rates are highest.
General practise, emergency medicine, and anaesthesia are the specialties where suicide rates are highest.
One in two people are emotionally spent.
Burnout causes one in six or seven people to be ineffective.
One in two people who are burnt out identify as being quite cynical.
I've been writing about the mental health problem for a while, claiming that it is just a perceptual condition. Just the degree determines when it crosses the line into a clinical disorder of action and behaviour. But the medical community is not paying attention.
It is evident from the data above that, like many of their patients, the medical community is afflicted with a sickness of perception. They do not want to delve at mental health issues.
Based on a BeyondBlue survey of more than 12,000 doctors, he came up with the most recent statistics on this subject:
"1 in 5 people have a diagnosis of depression or are receiving therapy for it.
1 in 4 people have considered suicide.
A 50th of people have attempted suicide.
The risk is greater for women.
General practise, emergency medicine, and anaesthesia are the specialties where suicide rates are highest.
General practise, emergency medicine, and anaesthesia are the specialties where suicide rates are highest.
One in two people are emotionally spent.
Burnout causes one in six or seven people to be ineffective.
One in two people who are burnt out identify as being quite cynical.
I've been writing about the mental health problem for a while, claiming that it is just a perceptual condition. Just the degree determines when it crosses the line into a clinical disorder of action and behaviour. But the medical community is not paying attention.
It is evident from the data above that, like many of their patients, the medical community is afflicted with a sickness of perception. They do not want to delve at mental health issues.
