Sep 13, 2018

Physician Burnout and Depression - and Patient Safety

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By

David Gratzer

"Not so many years ago, no one seemed to discuss physician burnout.

Today, we speak much more about physician health and wellness.

In this week’s Reading, we consider a new American Journal of Psychiatry paper written by Dr. Erick Messias and Victoria Flynn of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In this highly readable Clinical Case Conference, the authors discuss the case of a mid-career psychiatrist – and then weigh the larger problem of burnout, and its overlap with depression."

Read more of Dr. Gratzer's blog post here.