Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury

July 26, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsBurnout, Moral Injury, physician burnout, physician Satisfaction

Physicians on the front lines of health care today are sometimes described as going to battle. It’s an apt metaphor. Physicians, like combat soldiers, often face a profound and unrecognized threat to their well-being: moral injury. Moral injury is frequently mischaracterized. In combat veterans it is diagnosed as post-traumatic stress; among physicians it’s portrayed as…

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