Understanding the Psychology behind Physician Attitudes, Behaviors, and Engagement as the Pathway to Physician Well- Being

The well-being of physician relationships.

Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being

These are challenging times for health care executives. The health care field is experiencing unprecedented changes that threaten the survival of many health care organizations. To successfully navigate these challenges, health care executives need committed and productive physicians working in collaboration with organization leaders. Unfortunately, national studies suggest that at least 50% of...

Survey of Physician Well-Being and Health Behaviors at an Academic Medical Center.

PURPOSE The study aims were to ascertain, among attending and house staff at a single academic medical center, the prevalence of and risk factors for psychiatric symptoms and disorders and for personal health behaviors. METHODS A self-administered, anonymous 72-item survey of physicians was conducted in February 2003. RESULTS Response rate was 37.6%. The prevalence of current depressive sym...

Physician Work Environment and Well-being: A Call for Papers.

In themiddle of the last century, the profession of medicine consolidated its identity firmly around an ideal: physicians were expected to be dedicated to thewelfare of their patients above all other considerations, committed to thepublicgood,and impervious to financial temptation or other self-interest. The insular training and longworkhours that set theprofessionapart frommostpeoples' experie...

Physician retention in deprived areas: a letter to the editor