Established as the first guide to stress written specifically by GPs for GPs this new edition has been completely revised and up-dated. The first edition was published privately and its success created a demand for it to be more widely available. With contributions from a range of eminent GPs this book has a personal and reflective approach that gives practical and 'tried and tested' advice for busy practitioners. It explores the causes of stress with case histories and details of specific problems that relate to the increasing pressures put on primary care teams. Illustrated throughout with cartoons by Martin Davies the book is easy to read from cover to cover and can be dipped into and used for reference as required.
Introduction: a personal view on stress in general practice. Recognizing
and responding to stress; burnout; women and stress; the stresses of clinical
medicine; patients who make the doctor depressed; looking after yourself; how
to cope with stress in one's partners, and the practice; stress and the
non-principal; stress and the seven ages of the GP; caring for colleagues -
how to help others handle stress; the stress of complaints.
