“In general, we are defined more by our response to defeat, than the defeat itself.”

A recent review article in the American Journal of Medicine discusses physician stress and burnout due to physician occupational dissatisfaction.1 It discusses etiologies and offers solutions. Key points of the article are that physicians need to take better care of themselves, good medical care is dependent on healthy caregivers, the medical system we practice in currently creates much of physicians ’ stress, and the difficulty physicians face when obtaining psychological assistance, as the need for this is stigmatized.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research