Intervention of Dr Marie-France Hirigoyen during the meeting of the Association of Doctors of the 6th arrondissement of Paris with the Cabinet LACT, on the theme "THE STRESS AT WORK".
Nearly thirty doctors attended, on Tuesday April 8, 2014, the evening debate organized by the Association of doctors of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, around the theme of "Suffering at work" followed by a dinner .
Intervention of Dr Marie-France Hirigoyen:
A large number of general practitioners are helpless when faced with the problems of suffering at work. There is no training on the subject in the medical curriculum . And the confusion between harassment, stress, conflict and malaise at work is frequent.
It is especially from the 90s, and without it being clear why, that a general malaise sets in. Studies to understand this phenomenon are carried out all over the world but not in France; currents of thought, conflicts in terms of method are an obstacle to such research.
We can basically say that the world of work has changed and that the way we work has evolved. We must accelerate, be in the competition…. Image, appearance, performance are fundamental factors.
Patients come to consult for neuroses. "Give me some Prozac because I have to make a good impression" we hear in our offices. "There are plenty of layoffs around me."
Patients no longer have real questions about themselves. They overinvest in their work and if they are not good at it, they feel demolished.
All these reasons militate for real collaboration between the different doctors, in particular with the occupational doctor, to understand the difficulties experienced and identify the type of suffering to be treated.
