Burnout, Drop Out, Suicide: Physician Loss in Emergency Medicine, Part I

10 Jul Burnout, Drop Out, Suicide: Physician Loss in Emergency Medicine, Part I

Each year more than 400 physicians take their lives, likely related to increasing depression and burnout. Burnout—a psychological syndrome featuring emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment—is a disturbingly and increasingly prevalent phenomenon
in healthcare, and emergency medicine (EM) in particular.