Depression in doctors linked to medical mistakes
But which comes first? The symptoms or the slip-ups?
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Doctors with symptoms of depression are nearly twice as likely to report making clinical errors compared with peers who have no depression, a meta-analysis suggests.
The association appears to be bidirectional, with findings also indicating that medical mistakes can lead to depression in the accountable practitioners, the researchers say.