Physician burnout: An emergent crisis

Every 24h, one physician commits suicide in the United States, making it the profession with the highest suicide rate [1]. In addition, physician drug abuse has been a growing issue, with surveys showing that at least 17% of physicians surveyed personally knew an impaired colleague [2]. The higher rates of suicide and substance abuse among physicians compared to the general population and other professionals have been linked to continuous stress from work challenges [3,4]. (See Fig. 1.)

Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michelle E. Lee, David W. Brown, Antonio G. Cabrera Tags: Review Source Type: research