Survival Skills for Doctors and their Families

So whats so special about doctors and their families? Many doctors feel that they are expected to give too much of their time to a medical career to the detriment of their family and their personal lives. This book is a practical guide to provide support and ideas on how to cope with stresses directly suffered or passed on from a relative or spouse. Written in a clear and practical style, using information collated from family members describing their feelings about having a doctor in the family, it provides unique and vital information on how to minimise the effects of having a medical career on the family. Essential reading for doctors, and their families.

List of contents

So what's so special about doctors' families. Career - marriage conflict. Team family. Stress and problems arising from stress. Surviving times pressures. Listening and talking. Making the most of time off - duty with your partner and family. What happens when a doctor or member of the family is ill. Surviving as a doctor's family - making a logical plan.

About the author

Ruth Chambers, Steph Chambers, Kay Mohana

Summary

Including not just medics but their families as well, this volume aims to provide information on how to minimize the effects of a medical career on family members. It offers practical support and ideas on how to cope with stresses directly suffered or passed on from their relative or spouse.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Chambers, Steph Chambers, Chambers Ruth, Chambers Steph, Kay Mohanna, Mohanna Kay
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2003
• EAN: 9781857759907
• ISBN: 978-1-85775-990-7
• No. of pages: 146
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; General practice, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, MEDICAL / Practice Management & Reimbursement, SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management, coping with stress, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Coping with / advice about stress