Changes in mental health of UK hospital consultants since the mid-1990s

We assessed changes in the mental health of UK hospital consultants from five specialties, on the basis of surveys done in 1994 (880 participants) and 2002 (1308 participants). The proportion of consultants with psychiatric morbidity rose from 27% (235) in 1994 to 32% (414) in 2002. The prevalence o...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 366; no. 9487; pp. 742 - 744
Main Authors:	Taylor, Cath, Graham, Jill, Potts, Henry WW, Richards, Michael A, Ramirez, Amanda J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 27-08-2005 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Burnout, Professional - epidemiology Changes Consultants Hospitals Humans Job Satisfaction Medical Staff, Hospital - psychology Medicine Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Health Mental health care Morbidity Occupational health Polls & surveys Prevalence Specialization Stress, Psychological - epidemiology United Kingdom United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:	We assessed changes in the mental health of UK hospital consultants from five specialties, on the basis of surveys done in 1994 (880 participants) and 2002 (1308 participants). The proportion of consultants with psychiatric morbidity rose from 27% (235) in 1994 to 32% (414) in 2002. The prevalence of emotional exhaustion increased from 32% (284) in 1994 to 41% (526) in 2002. Multivariate analyses showed that increased job stress without a comparable increase in job satisfaction accounted for the decline in mental health, which was especially marked in clinical and surgical oncologists. Action is needed to improve the working lives of consultants.
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ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67178-4