title: Handling the pressure on an offshore rig.
abstract: The chief instigator of offshore stress is time which in oil parlance is money, writes Patrick Whyte, an offshore medical officer. He explains that medical personnel by showing that they practice a healthy lifestyle on the offshore oil rigs can set a practical example of coping with the stressful conditions.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whyte
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007219:Industrial Oils; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012767:Ships; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*