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This study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences of problem drinking within the veterinary profession in the UK.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Online semi\u2010structured interviews were completed with multidisciplined practising veterinarians in the UK. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Seventeen veterinarians were recruited. The participants were predominantly female (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 15, 88%).\u00a0Seven participants (41%) reported personal experience of problem drinking. 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Both alcohol\u2010related stigma and fear of involvement from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) were barriers to help\u2010seeking.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No other veterinary professionals or participants with lived experience of RCVS investigation for problem drinking were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Alcohol\u2010related stigma and fear of RCVS involvement reduce veterinary help\u2010seeking for problem drinking, which may have a negative effect on veterinarians' mental health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vetr.4532","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,16]],"date-time":"2024-08-16T00:49:58Z","timestamp":1723769398000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Alcohol\u2010related stigma within the UK veterinary profession"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"195","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-6978-7338","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olivia","family":"Cormier","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Psychological Research Oxford Brookes University  Oxford UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9040-0902","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennifer","family":"Seddon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Psychological Research Oxford Brookes University  Oxford UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","volume-title":"Suicide","author":"World Health Organization"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-009-0030-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/occmed\/kqp060"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-010-0328-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","volume-title":"RCVS Workforce Summit 2021: Recruitment, retention and return in the veterinary profession. 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