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While personal factors, like the amount of social support a clinician has and individual personality traits they possess, play a role in the development of burnout, many clinicians suffer from burnout due to organizational and practice demands that exponentially increase the risk of burnout. These include workplace chaos, time pressures, reporting requirements, and workload, among others.

A thorough understanding of the underlying root causes of clinician burnout is required for organizations to begin implementing solutions that work.

Burnout is driven largely by external factors outside the control of an individual clinician. These include the culture and policies of the organizations that...

Research suggests that half of all medical students may be affected by burnout during their medical education. Evidence also suggests that medical students are not...

Burnout is driven largely by external factors outside the control of an individual clinician, including physical and social characteristics of the settings where...

Concern over the stigma related to seeking mental health services can be overwhelming for clinicians. Stigma and Stereotyping When explicit and implicit biases...

In addition to the many system factors that affect clinician burnout, individual factors, including family dynamics, financial stressors, and learning style may...

Accreditation, licensure, insurance policies, reimbursement, and litigation risk can add pressure and stress for clinicians and may significantly impact when and...