Background: When doctors seek medical care, there is evidence that the treating doctor can struggle to provide optimal treatment. Guidelines state that doctor-patients should be treated like any other patient, but this is challenging for the treating doctor. This study set out to explore both the positive experiences general practitioners (GPs) have when caring for doctor-patients, and the challenges they confront.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To work effectively, doctors need to look after themselves. They often delay seeking medical care for a range of reasons. Once they do, there is evidence that the doctors treating them ('treating doctors') can struggle to provide optimal care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFABSTRACTThe purpose of the scoping review was to synthesize peer-reviewed literature of daughters' experiences of maternal bereavement. The search was conducted across eight databases and included peer-reviewed, qualitative research that reported on daughters' experiences of the death of their mother. The review identified 21 studies.
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