title: Mentally ill doctors.
abstract: Most doctors are healthy and well adjusted individuals, for whom medical practice is rewarding and enjoyable. Some find it stressful and others break down under pressure. How and why do doctors break down, and what can be done to help them?
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010815:Physician Impairment; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology