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Physicians are twice as likely to experience depression as everyone else in the general population, but often they don't seek help because they fear it could negatively affect their careers.
Many doctors, as much as 40 percent in some studies, said theyre afraid to ask for help because it could impact their medical license, says Marra G. Ackerman, MD, director of 做厙TV Langones House Staff Mental Health Program and and clinical associate professor in the .
Dr. Ackerman and Lia W. Okun, PhD, associate director of the House Staff Mental Health Program and Student Mental Health Services and clinical associate professor of psychiatry, speak to Newsday about the steps being taken at 做厙TV Langone to address physician burnout, as well as burnout in medical students.
At 做厙TV Grossman School of Medicine, about 25 percent of the student body have participated in some sort of mental health exercise, which could include group or individual psychotherapy, says Dr. Okun. Its a nice surprise, she says. With the younger generation, its much less stigmatized.
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