[Mental health in postgraduate medicine: an urgency in the systematization of strategies].

Abstract

Several studies about mental health report a higher illness prevalence in physicians than in general population. Mental health Illness is multifactorial, and its negative consequences range from stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, somatic manifestation to suicide. Health professionals are educators and know the importance of creating and training compassionate and competent physicians. The aim of this study was to describe mental health strategies in postgraduate doctors. Out of a total of 494 articles, only 9 were analyzed which mentioned some strategy for mental health improvement, such as diffusion, timely detection of mental health conditions, in-person or online training, integral care, support groups, socialization, pairing, physical activity, follow-up and support, reinforcement of institutional norms and values, including strategies from the Puebla Decentralized Administrative Operating Body. The strategies implemented in the optimization of mental health in trainee doctors increase resilience and optimism while simultaneously reduce the prevalence of mental health conditions. In addition, they provide the necessary tools for self-care. The Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS, according to its initialism in Spanish) is aware of this, which is why it systematizes the different strategies.