The Medical Journal of Australia regularly publishes research and commentary related to self-care issues for doctors. Go to http://www.mja.com.au/ & search using "Doctors' health". The following articles are of interest and can be accessed directly via these links:

• Bruce CT, Sanger MM,Thomas PS, Petkus JR,Yates DH Factors affecting female or male consultant stress in an Australian teaching hospital MJA 2003; 179 (1): 174-175
• Kilmartin MR, Newell CJ Line MA The balancing act: key issues in the lives of women general practitioners in Australia MJA 2002 177 (2): 87-89 
• Lake FR, Ryan G Teaching on the run tips 11: the junior doctor in difficulty MJA 2005; 183 (9): 475-476 
• Riley GJ Understanding the stresses and strains of being a doctor MJA 2004; 181 (7): 350-353 
• Schattner P, Davidson S,Serry N Doctors’ health and wellbeing: taking up the challenge in Australia MJA 2004; 181 (7): 348-349 
• Schattner PL Coman GJ The stress of metropolitan general practice MJA 1998; 169: 133-137 
• Shadbolt NE Attitudes to healthcare and self-care among junior medical officers: a preliminary report MJA 2002 177 (1 Suppl): S19-S20
• Van Der Weyden MB Primum non nocere — to yourself MJA 2006; 184 (2): 49 Warhaft N The Victorian Doctors Health Program: the first 3 years MJA 2004; 181 (7): 376-379 
• Willcock SM, Daly MG, Tennant CC, Allard BJ Burnout and psychiatric morbidity in new medical graduates MJA 2004; 181 (7): 357-360
• The October 4th 2004 issue is devoted entirely to issues concerning Doctors' health. All articles are available at the MJA website: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/181_07_041004/contents_041004.html

The "Impaired Registrant" program of the NSW Medical Board is described at http://www.nswmb.org.au/. If you want to know more about the Board's approach to impaired doctors and medical students, click on "Doctors health" and then on "Policies and information".

The British Medical Journal has a special feature on doctors' morale and well-being at http://bmj.com/cgi/collection
/doctors_morale_and_well_being?ecoll.

A brief American overview of "impaired physician" programs appears at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/11711.html.

The Ontario "Physician Health Program" has relevant articles on http://www.phpoma.org/. Click on "Articles".

Australian Dental Association (NSW) http://www.adansw.com.au/