Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
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Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci · Dec 2011
Editorial ReviewBurnout and psychiatrists: what do we know and where to from here?
Medicine in most parts of the world is becoming a stressful profession. Psychiatrists represent a high-risk group among doctors for experiencing burnout, alcohol and drug use, posing suicide risk and other forms of work-related stress. ⋯ Methodologically sound studies are needed to help us understand positive aspects of psychiatry as a profession and the environment psychiatrists work in. Effective treatment programmes for burnout are also needed not only to reduce suffering but also to retain psychiatrists in the profession.