Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Year of the Nurse
Opinions

Stress and Burnout in Doctors: Let's Look Deeper

PDF EPUB HTML
  • Professor Nandini Chakraborty MD FRCPsych
Professor Nandini Chakraborty MD FRCPsych
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
Bio
capt Tom Moore by Aria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38192/14.1.10

Published 2021-01-24

Keywords

  • COVID-19,
  • Pandemic,
  • Burn-out,
  • Mental Health,
  • Doctors

How to Cite

Chakraborty, N. (2021). Stress and Burnout in Doctors: Let’s Look Deeper. Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 14(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.38192/14.1.10

Abstract

Doctors are at risk of stress and burnout. These are longstanding issues which have been identified for decades. Numerous articles talking about work-life balance, mindfulness sessions, regular exercise, meditation, hobbies and a long list of positive activities are as old as the story of stress and burnout in the medical profession. The question remains: after all the knowledge about the existence of stress and burnout among doctors and the plentiful advice that abounds in tackling these, why are we still looking for the answers? What can we see, learn and do which is different?

PDF EPUB HTML

References

  1. Chowdhry, K. Has COVID-19 highlighted social injustice built into our cities? October 2020. https://www.cebm.net/2020/10/has-covid-19-highlighted-social-injustice-built-into-our-cities/ (accessed 23 January 2021).
  2. Rimmer Abi. Covid-19: Two fifths of doctors say pandemic has worsened their mental health BMJ 2020; 371:m4148. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4148
  3. Amanullah S, Ramesh Shankar R. The Impact of COVID-19 on Doctor Burnout Globally: A Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Oct 22; 8(4):421. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040421
  4. Patel RS, Sekhri S, Bhimanadham NN, Imran S, Hossain S. A Review on Strategies to Manage Doctor Burnout. Cureus. 2019 Jun 3; 11(6):e4805. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4805
  5. World Health Organisation. Burn-out an "occupational phenomenon": International Classification of Diseases. https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases. (Accessed 23 January 2021)