Physician Burnout in Hospitals

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X).

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Griffin Memorial Hospital (Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services), Norman, OK 73071, USA
Interests: physician burnout; depression; inpatient psychiatry; hospital outcomes
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Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, OK 73071, USA
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Co-chair of the Residents' Research Subcommittee, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
Interests: adult psychiatry; child and adolescent psychiatry; public health; physician burnout; the relationship between medical and psychiatric disorders

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Burnout is a rising problem among American doctors, according to a study published in the December issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The number of physicians who met the criteria for burnout rose from 45 to 54% from 2011 to 2014. Burnout rates increased in nearly all specialties, but the highest rates of burnout were found among doctors working in internal medicine, family medicine, and emergency medicine. Burnout manifests with emotional exhaustion, loss of meaning in work, and feelings of uselessness and is troublesome to the doctors themselves, their patients, their medical profession, and their families.

This Special Issue will explore the existing state of knowledge of physician burnout and its related problems. What do we know about physician burnout? How can we challenge the established organizational functioning in hospitals? Why are physicians at a higher risk of depression and suicide? Is there a stigma associated with the low number of physicians seeking help for burnout? Does burnout cause adverse patient and hospital outcomes due to a decreased work efficiency of the affected doctors?  This Special Issue will address the most recent scientific findings regarding the prevalence, prevention, and challenges of physician burnout in the healthcare system. This is a serious public health problem in the United States. Despite the consideration that this problem receives by the media, little is known about preventive and effective organizational strategies. To conclude, this Special Issue will focus on physician burnout, our current state of knowledge of it, and future directions for reducing it and improving physicians’ well-being and productivity.

Dr. Rikinkumar S. Patel
Dr. Hema Madhuri Mekala
Dr. Zeeshan Mansuri
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Keywords

  • Physician burnout
  • Work burnout
  • Healthcare system
  • Hospitals
  • Depression
  • Suicide
  • Epidemiology

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Factors Related to Physician Burnout and Its Consequences: A Review
by Rikinkumar S. Patel, Ramya Bachu, Archana Adikey, Meryem Malik and Mansi Shah
Behav. Sci. 2018, 8(11), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8110098 - 25 Oct 2018
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Physician burnout is a universal dilemma that is seen in healthcare professionals, particularly physicians, and is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a feeling of low personal accomplishment. In this review, we discuss the contributing factors leading to physician burnout and its consequences [...] Read more.
Physician burnout is a universal dilemma that is seen in healthcare professionals, particularly physicians, and is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a feeling of low personal accomplishment. In this review, we discuss the contributing factors leading to physician burnout and its consequences for the physician’s health, patient outcomes, and the healthcare system. Physicians face daily challenges in providing care to their patients, and burnout may be from increased stress levels in overworked physicians. Additionally, the healthcare system mandates physicians to keep a meticulous record of their physician-patient encounters along with clerical responsibilities. Physicians are not well-trained in managing clerical duties, and this might shift their focus from solely caring for their patients. This can be addressed by the systematic application of evidence-based interventions, including but not limited to group interventions, mindfulness training, assertiveness training, facilitated discussion groups, and promoting a healthy work environment. Full article
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