Initiative seeks to assure doctors that it’s OK not to be OK

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Depression, anxiety, stress and the uncertainty of tackling an unknown, deadly disease that spread around the world in a matter of weeks was almost too much to bear for most people who have had to live through it. But these emotions are compounded tenfold in the medical community. A recent study in China found that training physicians’ daily moods decreased significantly during the pandemic, along with an increase in depression and anxiety.

In her TEDMED talk in 2015, she said that doctors’ increased suicide rates had been reported since 1858, but that the root cause has still not been addressed. With Africa’s already overburdened healthcare system, these woes could snowball, with Zambia-based medical doctor Naeem Dalal warning that a lack of resources and finances could escalate anxiety surrounding Covid-19 among doctors on the continent.

He added that this affects qualified doctors and medical students alike, especially those currently doing their community service, where life and death cases are dealt with daily. However, to try and combat mental health challenges among doctors and students, Millar said it was imperative that everyone spreads the message around mental health “that it’s OK not to be OK, and that there is help and there is hope for mental health.”

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