Burnout Might Really Be Depression; How Do Doctors Cope?

Burnout Might Really Be Depression; How Do Doctors Cope?

Leigh Page

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January 17, 2018

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Burnout Might Actually Be a Form of Depression

By now, most physicians are keenly aware that burnout is rampant in the medical profession.

Medscape's 2018 National Physician Burnout & Depression Report shows that it's not just burnout that's plaguing physicians; depression is a component, too—both colloquial depression (feeling "down") and clinical depression. More than 15,000 physicians in 29 specialties responded

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