He lectures on physician stress at medical schools and meetings throughout North America. The rest of his time is spent in a private practice devoted to physicians, residents, and medical students and their families. Dr. Myers said today's diverse physician population has pretty much the same problems that everyone else does. We forget that we're human, too. This tendency toward self-denial can have disastrous results.
Doctors tend to really let their health needs go.
When they finally seek help, they're often in really rough shape. That's why he wrote his book on physicians' marriages, said Dr. Myers in an interview conducted in his office at St. Paul's Hospital. He wants to encourage physicians to recognize marital problems where they exist and address them early. If professional help is needed, he wants physicians to not feel embarrassed about asking for it. Return to summary at the top of the page.