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Female Physician Stress

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Stress and Women Physicians

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In one survey, 66% of women physicians indicated that they had had at least one very difficult period in their lives and felt that they were frequently “skating on thin ice.”1 This is indicative of a relatively high level of stress. The three major sources of unique stress for women physicians are prejudice, described in the chapter on “Women Physicians as a Minority,” lack of role models and role strain. All are interrelated. Since women physicians are a minority, they lack sufficient role models, which makes it more difficult for them to deal appropriately with role strain.

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  1. Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20007, USA

    Marjorie A. Bowman

  2. Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA

    Deborah I. Allen

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Bowman, M.A., Allen, D.I. (1985). Female Physician Stress. In: Stress and Women Physicians. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0267-4_9

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