Stigma, coping, stress and distress in the veterinary profession - the importance of evidence-based discourse

What you need to know: - Discourse about mental health and wellbeing in the veterinary profession must be informed by critical consideration of appropriate evidence. - It is important that we do not normalise ill-health or pathologise short-term stress. However, it should be recognised that chronic stress has negative implications for psychological and physical health. - Coping with stress requires both addressing the problem and managing the related emotions. - The coping circumplex model integrates a number of different stress management theories and may be a useful framework for conceptualising approaches to coping with stress