Burnout in Health Professions: A Social Psychological Analysis

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Abstract
The practice of medicine has long been regarded as one of the noblest of occupations. To cure illness, repair injury, promote health, and even forestall death are skills that are highly esteemed in our society. However, although the personal rewards and satisfactions of a health career are many, it is not without its problems. The available evidence is by no means definitive, but health professionals appear to have a disproportionate share of stress-related difficulties, including coronary heart disease, drug abuse, and suicide (see Cartwright, 1979, for a review of this literature). Similarly, some health professions, such as nursing, have high rates of attrition (Kramer, 1974).

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