Psychopathological manifestations doctors on the background professionally determined circadian dysrhythmia
Night shift work is part of the health professional's job. At night, the physician's body is exposed to habitual professional stress, which is joined by circadian dysrhythmia, which, with prolonged work at night, becomes chronic and, probably, affects the formation and course of psychopathological symptoms. The psychopathological profile of doctors on duty at night was investigated. 755 doctors were examined, 446 of them were on duty at night, 309 made up the comparison group. According to the results of the study, it can be argued that shift work at night dramatically worsens the psychopathological status of a doctor, leading to a breakdown of adaptation processes with age and increasing the likelihood of developing somatic pathology.