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Attitudes to anxiety\/depression were assessed with 12 statements (total stigma score, range 12\u201360). Barriers to seeking professional help, and coping strategies used, for anxiety\/depression were measured. Practitioners with a history of depression were asked what personal supports and treatments were received. Practitioners were compared by age\u2014younger (40 years and younger), middle-aged (41\u201360) and older (61+).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Attitudes and help-seeking behaviours varied with age. Older doctors had a more positive outlook and less total stigma, with the exception that they believed a doctor with anxiety\/depression was less reliable. Younger practitioners were most likely to report barriers, such as confidentiality, impact on career progression and registration, to seeking help. For practitioners with depression, counselling and counselling plus medication were most likely to be received by the younger and middle-aged groups, whereas medication alone was most likely to be received by the middle-aged and older groups.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Stigmatizing attitudes towards mental disorder and barriers to help-seeking remain prevalent within the medical profession. Our results suggest doctors\u2019 health programs should address mental health stigma in younger practitioners and facilitate education about psychological treatments in older practitioners.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/occmed\/kqab119","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,28]],"date-time":"2021-07-28T11:08:36Z","timestamp":1627470516000},"page":"366-374","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":82,"title":["Doctors\u2019 reporting of mental health stigma and barriers to help-seeking"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"71","author":[{"given":"C","family":"Wijeratne","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sydney School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia"},{"name":"School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales 2052, Sydney, New South Wales, 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