For the sake of your own health, avoid depressed doctors

A recent article in the Washington Post reported statistics that should make anyone hesitant to have an inpatient stay at a hospital. In a study involving 123 resident physicians, it was found that doctors who are depressed are 6 times more likely to make medication errors than doctors who are not depressed. Now, here’s the kicker: the study also found that twenty percent of the physicians were depressed.

Each year, according to the article, close to one hundred thousand patients (actual number – 98,000) actually die in hospitals as a result of physician-caused medication errors.

Absolutely amazing. Enough individuals to populate a small city die each year in hospitals because resident physicians are chronically overworked and suffer from chronic sleep deprivation.

As someone I know once said, “Ironically, hospitals tend to be unsafe places in which to stay”.







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