Researchers surveyed 299 residents at 20 teaching hospitals in New England about their physical and mental health. Participants were 31 years old, on average, and 35per cent reported having no routine place for medical care, the study found.Among these young doctors who lacked a place for regular checkups, 38per cent were taking daily prescriptions for chronic health problems.
While the study wasn't designed to examine whether or how training to become a doctor might deter people from seeking care, it's possible that erratic working hours, time constraints, easy access to informal health consultations, and a culture of self-reliance may contribute to this problem, the study team writes.
Residents who reported they had not seen a mental health provider within the past year were more likely than those who had to describe depression symptoms: 81per cent compared with 62per cent. Half of residents who didn't see a mental health provider reported burnout, compared with 36per cent of people who did get mental health care.
Residents who took prescribed medications, however, were more than twice as likely to report depression or burnout than their peers who didn't have daily prescriptions.
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