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Psychological Impact of Systemic Training Failure On Mental Health and Career Satisfaction of UK Trainees: Lessons From an Online Attitudes Survey

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  • Gregory J. Lydall

    (ST4 in General Adult Psychiatry, Highgate Mental Health Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London)

  • Amit Malik

    (Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Gosport)

  • Robert Blizard

    (Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Hospital, University College, London)

  • Dinesh Bhugra

    (Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. London, d.bhugra@iop.kcl.ac.uk)

Abstract

Aims: This study aims to evaluate the psychological and career-planning impact of the new postgraduate training system Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) on junior doctor applicants in the UK. We hypothesized that certain junior doctor groups were more vulnerable to distress during the process than others. Method: Online, anonymous, cross-sectional attitudes survey of applicants in June 2007. Participants were Medical Training Application System (MTAS) applicants of all grades in the UK. Results: Of 1,002 responders, 703 (70%) reported four or more depressive symptoms; 231 (23%) reported increased suicidal thinking; 932 (93%) increased stress; 856 (85%) increased worry; 374 (37%) consumed more alcohol. Some 941 (94%) attributed increased stress to `MMC/MTAS'. Female sex (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.12, 1.95) and not receiving a job offer (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.35, 2.56) predicted higher number of depressive symptoms. Conclusion: At the onset of MMC, MTAS applicants reported negative process experiences, psychological distress and poor coping (including increased alcohol use), with possible implications for mental health, career planning and patient care.

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  • Gregory J. Lydall & Amit Malik & Robert Blizard & Dinesh Bhugra, 2009. "Psychological Impact of Systemic Training Failure On Mental Health and Career Satisfaction of UK Trainees: Lessons From an Online Attitudes Survey," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 55(2), pages 180-190, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:55:y:2009:i:2:p:180-190
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764008095031
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