"It does feel different when you're seeing a colleague": A qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences of treating doctor-patients.

Doctors have higher rates of burnout, suicide and substance use issues compared to the general profession and face numerous barriers to accessing medical care. Prior research has identified the need for improved guidance for treating doctors in caring for their doctor-patients. Exploring GPs' experiences of caring for doctor-patients, we sought to identify insights to inform investment, policy and training initiatives to improve doctors' health. A qualitative study involving 22 GPs in Australia. Semi-structured one-to-one interviews were transcribed and analysed using reflexive thematic analys