Resource topic: Effects on Clinician Health and Well-Being
Ten Bold Steps to Prevent Burnout in General Internal Medicine

Burnout is a long-term stress reaction which includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. Addressing burnout...

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Relationship of Pass/Fail Grading and Curriculum Structure with Well-Being Among Pre-Clinical Medical Students: A Multi-Institutional Study

The following study in Academic Medicine examines the relationships between curriculum structures, grading scales, and student well-being. Survey results as well as...

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Suffering Among Carers Working in Critical Care can be Reduced by an Intensive Communication Strategy on End-of-Life Practices

The following longitudinal, interventional study evaluates effects of an intensive communication strategy on burnout syndrome among intensive care unit caregivers....

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Healing the Caregiver

For clinicians treating seriously ill patients, the vulnerability stress symptoms may lead to a dark road leading to burnout as well as risk of suicide, drug and...

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Trauma, Transience, and Resilience in Chronic Illness: A Perspective on the Physician-Patient Relationship

The following essay, published in the International Journal of Pscyhoanalytic Self Psychology, derives from a three-part discussion of asymmetry and mutuality in...

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Sleep Disturbances Predict Prospective Declines in Resident Physicians’ Psychological Well-Being

Medical residency can be a time of increased psychological stress and sleep disturbance.This study examines the prospective associations between self-reported sleep...

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Resilience: Why it Matters and How Doctors can Improve it

Resilience is the ability to cope with challenges and withstand pressure. It is subjective and affects individuals differently. Understanding how to build one's own...

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Fired up or Burned out? Addressing the Imminent Threat to Healthcare Requires More Than Symptom Relief

The following white paper addresses the growing problem of burnout among healthcare professionals and provides a framework to address the underlying issue of...

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The Biological Balance Between Psychological Well-Being and Distress: a Clinician’s Point of View

The author of the following editorial from Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discusses his optimism towards the growing synthesis of medical and psychological...

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Building more Resilient Doctors

The following article, published in Canadian Family Physician, discusses the challenges family physicians face when balancing the demands of professional, family,...

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