MentalhealthandmePod

25/09/2022

Sometimes litigation and complaints are inevitable in our field. What's important is learning how to manage the toll it takes on you. In this episode, Cam Wareham-Adreani and I discuss the effects of litigation and complaints and the toll it takes on practitioners.

Go have a listen in the link below!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Y8V3j387Z4OMw8kfoaocW?si=e23a3ffe7cab4fcd

11/09/2022

This is well worth a listen!

Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith almost died after a particularly rough tackle snapped his leg in 2018 -- yet he was back on the field just two years later. In this inspiring talk, he shares his hard-won insights on overcoming fear, self-doubt and anxiety that could help anyone endure life's challe...

10/09/2022

Today is su***de prevention day. The leading cause of su***de is undiagnosed and untreated mental health disorders. Amongst HCPs, the stigma and stress of having a mental health condition is often the barrier that prevents professionals from seeking help. As well as the harassment that may be faced once help is received. Let us end that cycle!

If you're interested in further reading and research, I've attached links to articles that discuss su***de rates amongst HCPs and exercise benefits to mental health. Have a look!

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/354/htm
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603120500155963
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1064748122000835

***depreventionday

06/09/2022

Episode 2: Imposter Syndrome featuring Dave James is now live! don't forget to check out the interesting literature about imposter syndrome in my last post!

https://anchor.fm/ektaa-vadgama/episodes/Imposter-Syndrome-ft-Dave-James-e1ne1o9/a-a8fvcpb

Hello, First, a big thank you for tuning in! My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate. Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, ...

06/09/2022

Imposter Syndrome is described as perpetual feelings of inadequacy (Atherly & Meeuwissen, 2020)

The article cited in this post about imposter syndrome highlight the cost of poor support of medical professionals such as increased apathy towards patients, increase in medical error and decrease in performance.

"in an unsupportive culture, imposter syndrome can be associated with constructs related to mental health problems, including pervasive self-doubt, anxiety, burnout, depression and su***de"

I've provided a link below, have a little look!

Literature: Atherley A, Meeuwissen SNE. Time for change: Overcoming perpetual feelings of inadequacy and silenced struggles in medicine. Med Educ. 2020 Feb;54(2):92-94. doi: 10.1111/medu.14030. Epub 2019 Dec 22. PMID: 31867750; PMCID: PMC7003896.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7003896/

04/09/2022

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month. Medical-related professions are at a high risk of su***de (Dutheil et al, 2019). If you know a colleague that is struggling, reach out!

If you're interested, here is a systematic review and meta-analysis of su***de amongst physicians and healthcare workers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907772/

30/08/2022

Please welcome our very first episode, I've been brewing this little concoction for a while, practitioner mental health is a HUGE subject of interest of mine and through this podcast, I'd like to raise awareness and hopefully, squash those su***de statistics amongst practitioners! It's a team effort and I couldn't do it without my support network. Thank you Dave James for being part of the team and being awesome!
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https://anchor.fm/ektaa-vadgama/episodes/MHM-Episode-1-Introduction-w-Dave-James-e1msea6

Hello, First, a big thank you for tuning in! My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate. Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, ...

07/08/2022

07/08/2022