Burnout

Work can be rewarding and bring meaning, but should not define us...

Health care workers have always been prone to stress and burnout, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue. What do we know about burnout and how can we prevent and address it?

Is the solution to health care professional burnout in our phones?

At the Annual Psychiatric Times World CME Conference, an all-star lineup of presenters will share their latest research. Check out this preview of the full agenda.

A former resident's reflection on burnout, physician PTSD, and their consequences for patient care.

A new report paints a dismal picture of mental health in America, especially for clinicians.

What can be done to mitigate stress and reduce burnout?

How has the pandemic affected wellbeing and engagement in the workplace?

Physician, it is important to heal and recharge thyself.

What special dangers do psychiatrists face in their professional, social, and home lives?

It's important to be mindful of those nagging itches and what they may really represent.

After the past year's lockdowns, making time for meaningful connections becomes more important than ever.

Sometimes we need a reminder...

After struggling with boundaries and saying "no," this psychiatrist found his voice.

Is the COVID-19 burnout enough to make some physicians step away from medicine?

At almost every turn, insurance payers, based on seemingly ignorant and unethical justifications, continue to undermine the quality of psychiatric care.

1 fish, 2 fish, burning up, burning out...

Psychiatrists are uniquely suited to help patients with and without heart disease feel more positive and hopeful. This, in turn, can have substantial effects not just on mental health, but on health behaviors and physical health outcomes as well.

If we had 1 extra minute with our patients, what question would we ask?

Unable to spend adequate time with patients, residents are not learning to function as doctors, but merely as technicians for the human body.

The field of psychiatry is uniquely suited to address the psychological factors associated with the past year (and what lies ahead).

As typically happens in the aftermath of suicide—years or even decades later—we wonder what we could have said or should have seen.

As we notice acts of kindness and allow them to guide us into new behaviors and habit loops, we replace worry and anxiety with altruistic thinking.

A simple exercise and tools to "find your Zen."

During these challenging times, physicians have to be proactive in helping ourselves. And that starts now.

Dr Jessi Gold provides quick tips for health care professionals to practice self-care during this difficult time.

Dr Steve Moffic talks about about some of the psychological dangers clinicians are facing during the pandemic in this video.

The current COVID-19 crisis is a wake-up call to how dangerously our health care workforce has been chronically over-stretched. Effective solutions are discussed.

The doctors, nurses, aids, food staff, and janitors are among the frontline heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. They know its ravages best and are most at risk. We mustn't let them down.

As we progress further in the COVID-19 crisis, it is even more important for mental health professionals to take care of themselves, so they can be available to provide a much needed service in the best way possible to patients. More in this podcast.