Tuesday 27 December 2016

Alarming increase in number of Irish doctors seeking help for stress and
mental health issues

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   THERE has been an alarming increase in the number of Irish doctors
   seeking help for stress, strain and mental health issues.
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   THERE has been an alarming increase in the number of Irish doctors
   seeking help for stress, strain and mental health issues.
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       seeking help for stress, strain and mental health issues.
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   issues.

   In many cases, the unrelenting stress and strain of working in
   overcrowded Irish hospitals is a key factor.

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   Dr. Anthony O'Connor, a gastroenterologist in Tallaght Hospital,
   stressed that working within Ireland's acute healthcare system was
   "increasingly and intensely stressful."

   Dr O'Connor personally knew both interns who took their own lives and