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Illness doesn't belong to us

Author(s) -

Christopher McKevitt,

Myfanwy Morgan

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689709000907

Subject(s) - physical illness , medical illness , mental illness , medicine , psychiatry , value (mathematics) , work (physics) , family medicine , illness behavior , psychology , computer science , mental health , mechanical engineering , machine learning , engineering

There has been little research in Britain into the experiences of doctors who are ill. We conducted in-depth interviews with 64 doctors of all grades with a recent illness lasting one month or more. Whether the illness was physical or psychiatric, many expressed the idea that illness is inappropriate for doctors. This idea is a cultural value among doctors which is reinforced by the organization of medical work. It discourages doctors from seeking and obtaining appropriate help when they are ill.

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