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Interventions to improve physicians' well-being and patient care: a commentary

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  • Gerrity, Martha S.

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Dr. Firth-Cozens begins her paper by reviewing a broad range of research related to physicians' stress, depression, and alcoholism (Firth-Cozens, 2001, Social Science and Medicine, 52, 215-222). She then argues that these psychological problems have a negative impact on patient care and describes the possible causes of these problems. Finally, she proposes a system of organizational and individual interventions to address these problems. Before accepting her conclusions and proposed system of interventions, an important issue should be considered. Is physicians' well-being an important goal in and of itself, or do we need strong evidence that physician stress, depression, and alcoholism lead to poor patient care and outcomes?

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  • Gerrity, Martha S., 2001. "Interventions to improve physicians' well-being and patient care: a commentary," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 223-225, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:52:y:2001:i:2:p:223-225
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