Exploration of Physician Attitudes about Self-Care and Personal Mental Health: Possible Barriers to Physician Well Being

<p>The present study was designed to examine physicians’ mental health, attitudes, and behaviors toward self-care and the utilization of mental health services. As the medical field can be very demanding and exhausting, it is believed that many physicians suffer from mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. However, it was theorized that many physicians do not engage in adequate self-care regimes or seek support and suppress their symptoms, which may further exacerbate their illnesses. A thorough literature review was performed to explore the following: possible barriers to physicians seeking mental health services to address high rates of mental illnesses, physicians coping styles, and clinical applications of working with physicians given the perceived biases about mental health concerns and seeking services.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Psy.D. Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Clinical Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Farrar, Candich

Contributors dc:contributor

• Eric Rosen, Ph.D.
• Elizabeth Lane, Ph.D.

• physician mental health
• physician self-care
• barriers
• mental health
• self-care
• doctor
• Clinical Psychology
• Interprofessional Education
• Mental Disorders
• Psychiatric and Mental Health

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/454

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1489