A SAFER Workplace: Broadening Peer Support Programs

Julia H. Vermylen; Inger Burnett-Zeigler; Gaurava Agarwal

doi:10.3928/00485713-20231122-01

A SAFER Workplace: Broadening Peer Support Programs

Julia H. Vermylen^*, Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Gaurava Agarwal

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Mistreatment from patients and their visitors is a troubling problem affecting the majority of physicians throughout their career and disproportionately impacting female and nonwhite physicians. This article reviews the prevalence and impact of mistreatment of physicians from patients and their visitors and reviews steps that organizations can take to address mistreatment from patients. Additionally, this article highlights a unique opportunity to expand peer support programs to provide trauma-in-formed emotional first aid to physicians after episodes of mistreatment and provides a communication roadmap, SAFER, to guide peer supporters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e3-e8
Journal	Psychiatric Annals
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20231122-01
State	Published - Jan 2024

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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