New Delhi: As per various reports, anxiety disorders and depression are listed as the most prevalent mental health problems among healthcare professionals. The Sunday Guardian spoke to several healthcare workers and found out that the hectic work schedules and skipping meals have led to an unhealthy work-life balance in healthcare workers. “The stigma affects doctors’ willingness to seek help which leads to over-reliance on self-treatment and low peer support. Then there is a constant worry about careers and the responsibility of saving lives. Also, not being able to see our families for days on end also drained us both physically and mentally,” Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals said. Several doctors have also recounted their terrible experiences with patients. “Dealing with critical patients, tests, the patience of the relatives and despite providing them adequate time and satisfying counselling sessions, some relatives cannot hold their anxiety and grief which often manifests in abuse of the healthcare team which includes doctors, nurses, multipurpose workers and sometimes even
‘Need to address mental health issues in healthcare professionals’
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