Physician Burnout
Authors: Linda Gundersen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Current Clinical Issues17 July 2001Physician BurnoutLinda GundersenLinda GundersenAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-2-200107170-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail "Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin/As self-neglecting." King Henry V, Act 2, scene 4Physicians are often prone to burnout because of their personality profiles. "We want people who are driven, who are competitive, who can excel at everything that they do. What do they do when they get into practice? They try to do everything, and they have this complex which also says they must succeed at everything," commented T. Jock Murray, MD, director of the medical humanities program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, professor of medicine (neurology), and director of the Dalhousie Multiple Sclerosis Research ... 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Back, MDEstrés laboral en el personal sanitario 17 July 2001Volume 135, Issue 2Page: 145-148KeywordsEmotionsFatigueHealth careHealth maintenance organizationsLongitudinal studiesMedical risk factorsSleep deprivationSubstance abuseSuicideUndergraduates ePublished: 17 July 2001 Issue Published: 17 July 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...