40% of Aussie doctors with serious depression avoiding treatment: study
But 'change is happening', says Dr Chris Cotton
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Junior doctors, IMGs, male doctors and surgeons are among the doctors least likely to seek help for serious depression, a study suggests.
Published in Internal Medicine Journal this month, the results are based on a secondary analysis of data from a national mental health survey in 2013.