Burnout Contagion
Authors: Cathryn J. Lapedis, Lisa M. Meeks
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters4 June 2019Burnout ContagionCathryn J. Lapedis, MD, MPH and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MACathryn J. Lapedis, MD, MPHUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (C.J.L., L.M.M.)Search for more papers by this author and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MAUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (C.J.L., L.M.M.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0091 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Drs. Loo and Kim for their comments regarding my personal essay recounting the death of a classmate. To more fully address the readers' comments, I have asked for assistance from my colleague, Dr. Lisa Meeks, who has expertise in medical student well-being.We acknowledge that there are significant gaps in the literature regarding medical student suicide rates, risk factors, and mechanisms for intervention (1). Suicide is highly stigmatized, thus lending itself to under reporting. Gleaning accurate suicide data from individual medical schools and even coded death records from residents and physicians is difficult (1–3).Nevertheless, number ...References1. Blacker CJ, Lewis CP, Swintak CC, Bostwick JM, Rackley SJ. Medical student suicide rates: a systematic review of the historical and international literature. Acad Med. 2019;94:274-80. [PMID: 30157089] doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002430 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Gold KJ, Sen A, Schwenk TL. Details on suicide among US physicians: data from the National Violent Death Reporting System. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2013;35:45-9. [PMID: 23123101] doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.08.005 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Yaghmour NA, Brigham TP, Richter T, Miller RS, Philibert I, Baldwin DC, et al. Causes of death of residents in ACGME-accredited programs 2000 through 2014: implications for the learning environment. Acad Med. 2017;92:976-83. [PMID: 28514230] doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000001736 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Rotenstein LS, Ramos MA, Torre M, Segal JB, Peluso MJ, Guille C, et al. Prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2016;316:2214-36. [PMID: 27923088] doi:10.1001/jama.2016.17324 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Massie FS, Power DV, Eacker A, Harper W, et al. Burnout and suicidal ideation among U. . medical students. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:334-41. [PMID: 18765703] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (C.J.L., L.M.M.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0091. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMurky Water Cathryn J. Lapedis Burnout Contagion Lawrence K. Loo and Daniel I. Kim Metrics 4 June 2019Volume 170, Issue 11Page: 816KeywordsBehaviorConflicts of interestDepressionDisclosureEmotionsMedical risk factorsResidencySuicide ePublished: 4 June 2019 Issue Published: 4 June 2019 PDF downloadLoading ...