We always used the words “I’m so burnt out.” No one really defined this for me until one of the speakers at the Wellness Retreat spoke about recognizing physician burnout. For those of you who want a quick summary, here are some resources I found online:
First of all, burnout is chronic and is associated with workplace-related stress
1) This article talked about the signs and symptoms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072470/
2) So what order do these happen in? This one-pager was useful for categorizing it into stages: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/burnout_qt/3stages.pdf
3) This PowerPoint made by Dr. Yaman at the University of Pittsburgh was also helpful to clarify how it progresses: www.pitt.edu/~super7/4011-5001/4121.ppt
Dr. Yaman cited a paper by Edelwich et al. (1980) on the five stages of disillusionment
4) So how do you mitigate the situation?
Dr. Yaman also discusses ways that burnt out physicians can intervene for themselves:
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