This statistic displays the result of a 2018 survey asking general practitioners in England how often they become so stressed that they feel they can no longer cope. 25 percent of respondents answered that they feel this way about once or twice a month, although according to the results 44 percent of respondents reach high levels of stress to the point they can no longer cope at least once a week.
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ComRes. (August 8, 2018). How often do you become so stressed that you feel you cannot cope? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/
ComRes. "How often do you become so stressed that you feel you cannot cope?." Chart. August 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/
ComRes. (2018). How often do you become so stressed that you feel you cannot cope?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/
ComRes. "How Often Do You Become so Stressed That You Feel You Cannot Cope?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/
ComRes, How often do you become so stressed that you feel you cannot cope? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
How often do you become so stressed that you feel you cannot cope? [Graph], ComRes, August 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/898872/stress-levels-among-gps-in-england/