Doctors' health matters

doi:10.1136/bmj.a2527

Published 13 November 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2527
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2527

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Doctors’ health matters

Fiona Godlee, editor, BMJ

fgodlee@bmj.com

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When Kjell Magne Bondevik became severely depressed he discussedthe problem with his colleagues, told everyone the diagnosis,announced that he was taking time off for treatment, and aftera month made a full return to work. This story might not seemremarkable except for the fact that he was then the prime ministerof Norway. In this week’s BMJ, David Owen, a former doctorand leader of one of the UK’s political parties, saysthat Bondevik’s frankness earned him the respect of Norwegiansand helped fight the stigma of mental illness (doi:10.1136/bmj.a2486).Owen calls for similar openness about ill health from today’snational leaders, for their own sakes and because their electorateshave a right to know.

Although doctors are not under the same obligations of publicaccountability, they are responsible for lives and for the goodstanding of their profession. As a group doctors have . . . [Full text of this article]

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