Doctors get sick too

[ronr]

From - http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30934-5/fulltext?elsca1=etoc

Doctors are notoriously bad at seeking help for themselves when ill. According to Gerada, doctors are on a par with the homeless in the UK in terms of barriers to access to health care. Admission and acceptance of illness in themselves is an alien concept to many doctors, so that presenting late with a serious condition is common. Doctors find it difficult to take time off to seek help, might not register with a general practitioner because of frequent moves due to jobs, are reluctant to disclose symptoms, and fear the stigma and career consequences of admitting illness. "I treat sickness; I don't get sick myself" is a pervasive, and damaging, concept. Mental ill health is more common in doctors than in other professional groups, with high rates of anxiety and depression, suicide (especially in women), burnout, and substance misuse, including alcohol and benzodiazepines.

[foxgrove]

Insane!!!  I'd believe it though. 

[denny]

Sorry but,why is it substance misuse when they do it and abuse when we do it?

In the mood I'm in I'm not likely to say much good about doctors so I'll just sign off.

[foxgrove]

Seems like a double standard, doesn't it.  For us it means our pain remains.  Of course, for them it can mean they end up jobless as well as still being in pain.  Maybe that's the difference.