Lele Kiran, Mclean Loyola M, Peisah Carmelle
8539Western Sydney Local Health District, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Higher Education and Training Institute (HETI), St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Western Sydney Local Health Distric, Westmead Psychotherapy Programme for Complex Traumatic Disorders, North Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;31(2):142-146. doi: 10.1177/10398562231164555. Epub 2023 Mar 26.
Doctors' mental health has received increased focus recently and has been met with a variety of systemic responses. A Professional Support Unit (PSU) in a public hospital was established to address service gaps. This paper aims to describe the care of doctors referred to this service.
Participants in the first four cases were referred to the PSU and assessed by the first author.
The cases revealed: (i) variety of referral sources, symptom presentations and backgrounds of doctors referred to a dedicated doctors' health service; and (ii) the person-centred, multi-modal treatments and adjunctive services required.
Doctors' mental health is an urgent priority, with direct impacts on patient safety and care. The mix of patients presented here suggest difficulties beyond burnout and highlight the workings of a new service model designed to complement existing services in the Australian context.
医生的心理健康最近受到了更多关注，并引发了各种系统性应对措施。一家公立医院设立了专业支持部门（PSU）以弥补服务缺口。本文旨在描述转介至该服务部门的医生所接受的护理情况。
前四个案例的参与者被转介至PSU，并由第一作者进行评估。
这些案例显示：（i）转介至专门的医生健康服务部门的医生有多种转介来源、症状表现和背景；（ii）需要以患者为中心的多模式治疗和辅助服务。
医生的心理健康是当务之急，直接影响患者安全和护理。此处呈现的患者情况表明，问题不仅仅是职业倦怠，还凸显了一种旨在补充澳大利亚现有服务的新服务模式的运作情况。
