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This is the important part, I think: "But one part of medical school culture has been especially hard to overcome: the stigma of mental illness. When they need
by mmagin 10y ago
This is the important part, I think:
"But one part of medical school culture has been especially hard to overcome: the stigma of mental illness. When they need help most, medical students in anguish rarely reach out. Students attribute this reluctance to seek care to fear of stigmatization by peers and to concerns over professional ramifications, particularly during applications for residency and licensing."
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoInteresting they say they attribute it to stigmatization and judgement. What I have observed among family in the medical industry is a reluctance to use the care they provide: not just Do-Not-Rescusitate orders but a tendency to just suffer through the sickness instead of seeking medication, and to let the illness take its course rather than seeking second opinions and treatment. Of course, these are with regards to physical ailments. Family has been much less public about mental issues. But I wonder if these same fears and proclivities also translate to mental health problems.
- FireBeyond 10y ago"not just Do-Not-Rescusitate orders" makes a lot more sense when you realize things like the fact that survival-to-discharge ratios for CPR outside of Rochester MN and the Puget Sound are often dismal and out of the control of any one element (effective, timely and progressive pre-hospital care, early access to defibrillation, Cath labs and the like), and that as a whole, the general populace needs to realize that oftentimes, it -is- just better to let go. Too many "heroic efforts" are made for the family's sake, not the patients.
- tcj_phx 10y ago> What I have observed among family in the medical industry is a reluctance to use the care they provide: not just Do-Not-Rescusitate orders but a tendency to just suffer through the sickness instead of seeking medication, and to let the illness take its course rather than seeking second opinions and treatment. Sometimes the treatment is worse than the disease. > Of course, these are with regards to physical ailments. Family has been much less public about mental issues. But I wonder if these same fears and proclivities also translate to mental health problems. Most mental health medications are palliative, and tend to make the underlying condition worse over time [1]. [1] https://www.madinamerica.com/anatomy-of-an-epidemic/ https://www.madinamerica.com/anatomy-of-an-epidemic/
- camerintinbun 10y agoMD students aren't the only ones who have this issue either. As a PhD student in a medical research program, I have talked to several others who face these same problems. I experience it in my own thoughts as well. 4 years in, I have no social life, never meet anyone, don't really have the drive to do anything outside of work anymore, etc... I never remembered being like this from my previous jobs, but overall, I genuinely feel sad that the things I look forward to most may never happen; A wife, kids, projects to do in my own house... Having always worked intense, physical jobs (at essentially minimum wage), I set out to get a much better job, benefit the lives of others, and ensure that I could comfortably support my goals in the future. In the process, I have completely lost who I was, let friendships fall apart, and feel the opportunities to mend them slip through my fingers.
- hasbroslasher 10y agoThis makes me really sad. I hope you find your way..