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A Serious Mental Health Crisis Is Turning Doctors To Drugs

April 23, 2019

Via: Forbes
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Today, a new report by the British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union that represents all doctors in the UK, has highlighted a serious mental health crisis within the medical profession.

Of the 4300 UK doctors and medical students that took part in the survey:

  • 80% are at high or very high risk of burnout, driven mostly by exhaustion
  • 40% are currently suffering from a broader psychological or emotional condition
  • One in three use alcohol, drugs, self-medication or prescribing as a way to cope with a mental health condition

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