Mental health and stigma in the medical profession
January 25, 2017 Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine
In this article, Jean Wallace from the University of Calgary looks at why mental health stigma exists in the medical profession and what needs to change to address its roots in medical culture and training.
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