A systematic review of the impact of mindfulness on the well‐being of healthcare professionals

T Lomas, JC Medina, I Ivtzan… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Among efforts to improve the well‐being of healthcare professionals are initiatives
based around mindfulness meditation. To understand the value of such initiatives, we …

'Care Under Pressure': a realist review of interventions to tackle doctors' mental ill-health and its impacts on the clinical workforce and patient care

D Carrieri, S Briscoe, M Jackson, K Mattick… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Mental ill-health is prevalent across all groups of health professionals and this is
of great concern in many countries. In the UK, the mental health of the National Health …

Doctors, suicide and mental illness

C Gerada - BJPsych bulletin, 2018 - cambridge.org
This article focuses on doctors and suicide. It provides real examples to illustrate why
doctors die by their own hand. These reasons are replicated in the general population, but …

What could make a difference to the mental health of UK doctors? A review of the research evidence

G Kinman, K Teoh - 2018 - eprints.bbk.ac.uk
A new study commissioned and funded by the Louise Tebboth Foundation has revealed that
UK doctors are at greater risk of work-related stress, burnout and depression and anxiety …

What are the sources of stress and distress for general practitioners working in England? A qualitative study

R Riley, J Spiers, M Buszewicz, AK Taylor… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This paper reports the sources of stress and distress experienced by general
practitioners (GP) as part of a wider study exploring the barriers and facilitators to help …

Improving the wellbeing and resilience of health services staff via psychological skills training

J Van Agteren, M Iasiello, L Lo - BMC research notes, 2018 - Springer
Objective Health services staff work in a stressful environment, which can negatively impact
their mental health and wellbeing, and as a result can affect psychosocial and professional …

'Treading water but drowning slowly': what are GPs' experiences of living and working with mental illness and distress in England? A qualitative study

R Riley, J Spiers, CA Chew-Graham, AK Taylor… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This paper provides an in-depth account of general practitioners'(GPs)
experiences of living and working with mental illness and distress, as part of a wider study …

A cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular health and lifestyle habits of hospital staff in the UK: Do we look after ourselves?

TK Mittal, CL Cleghorn, JE Cade, S Barr… - European journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background A high prevalence of stress-related disorders is well known among healthcare
professionals. We set out to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and …

Preventing work‐related stress among staff working in children's cancer Principal Treatment Centres in the UK: a brief survey of staff support systems and practices

B Beresford, F Gibson, J Bayliss… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence of the association between health professionals' well‐being and patient
and organisational outcomes points to the need for effective staff support. This paper reports …

Perspective about mental illnesses: A survey of health care providers of Abbottabad

A Laraib, A Sajjad, A Sardar… - Journal of Ayub …, 2018 - demo.ayubmed.edu.pk
Background: Mental Health problems are widespread globally and are the leading causes of
disability. The lives of people living with mental illnesses are often drastically altered by the …