Physician burnout is better conceptualised as depression.

Burnout or depression: both individual and social issue.

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Occupational burnout and empathy influence blood pressure control in primary care physicians

BACKGROUND Good physician-patient communication can favor the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits, which is essential in high blood pressure (BP) management. More empathic physicians tend to have lower burnout and better communication skills. We analyzed the association between burnout and empathy among primary care physicians and nurses and investigated the influence on BP control performance...

Predicting and preventing physician burnout: results from the United States and the Netherlands.

Burnout is a long-term stress reaction seen primarily in the human service professions. It is a “psychological syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment” (1). Over the past 20 years, many aspects of medical practice have changed: autonomy is declining, the status of physicians has diminished, and work pressures are increasing. Burnout is an unintend...

Commentary: The physician as person framework: How human nature impacts empathy, depression, burnout, and the practice of medicine

Cardiorespiratory fitness protects against stress-related symptoms of burnout and depression.

OBJECTIVE To examine how cardiorespiratory fitness and self-perceived stress are associated with burnout and depression. To determine if any relationship between stress and burnout/depression is mitigated among participants with high fitness levels. METHODS 197 participants (51% men, mean age=39.2 years) took part in the study. The Åstrand bicycle test was used to assess cardorespiratory fitn...