Roger Mulder: Psychiatrist says burnout, depression, and anxiety extremely common among doctors

Pushes for systemic change, as high suicide rates among doctors are highlighted. Today's New Zealand Medical Journal editorial discusses burnout, depression and anxiety being extremely common in the profession. It suggests a reduction in workload and improved teamwork, appear to be most effective at improving doctors' mental health. Psychiatrist and co-author, Roger Mulder, says the creation of Te Whatu Ora is an ideal time to address this kind of culture. He says there's still a stigma around mental health - and sometimes people prefer to pretend everything's fine until they suddenly fall over. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.