“Sit back and relax!” might be a few words a doctor may want to listen during his duty hours. However, doctors consistently experience high intensity of work and heavy professional responsibilities. An ever-present threat of medicolegal actions lies on their juvenile shoulders. Dr.
Mathew Budd of Harvard University once said: “If you want to help your patients deal with their stress, you’re going to have to learn to handle your own”. A question often arises in the young minds of doctors as to how to tackle the emotional distress they experience in their profession. Psychological stress results from an imbalance between demands and resources. Commentators have suggested that the following combination of factors may contribute to stress in doctors: excessive workload and irregular duty hours; dealing with patients’ suffering and one’s own fear of mistakes; and lack of professional support…
