B. Concerns over licensing/credentialing repercussions 

D. Mandated and inflexible treatment plans

The correct answer is E. All of the above.

Adam Bartlett Hill, MD, writes about fear of on the part of health professionals to seek mental health treatment in his article, 

"The root of these conversations involves stigma and the fear of professional ramifications of living/working in medicine with a mental health condition. Some truths and some perpetuated cycles of fear still own a place in our cultural climate. The problem is partially due to a lack of transparency. We must continue efforts that will further progress a cultural movement to destigmatize these conditions so as to create a space safe enough for individuals to continue to come forward. We must band together the voices willing to take a larger stand to create a lasting cultural movement to normalize the greater conversation. And we must continue to attack these issues head on, without dancing around the roots of the systematic problems."

Major Depressive Disorder

Quizzes

Suicide

In a national epidemic of caregiver distress and suicide, what barriers still stand in the way of seeking mental health treatment for medical professionals?

Mini Quiz: Health Professionals and Barriers to Psychiatric Treatment