Burnout hurts doctors, and is bad for patients – so what's to be done?
- Written by The Conversation
The prevalence of burnout in medicine appears to be high. One 2012 study showed that 46% of physicians report at least one symptom of burnout. Moreover, burnout is more common among physicians than other highly educated groups.
Psychologist Christina Maslach and colleagues have identified components of burnout, including exhaustion, cynicism, and...