Articles on Burnout

Assessing And Addressing Practitioner Burnout
2021, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

A Parallel Pandemic Hits Health Care Workers: Trauma and Exhaustion
2021, Andrew Jacobs, New York Times

Oregon Wellness Program: A Statewide Approach for Addressing Licensee Burnout
2020, Nathan Divers, sourced by Journal of Medical Regulation

Stigma Compounds the Consequences of Clinician Burnout During COVID-19: A call to action to break the culture of silence
2020, Jennifer B. Feist, J. Corey Feist, and Pamela Cipriano, sourced by National Academy of Medicine

Physician Burnout, Interrupted
2020, Pamela Hartzband, MD and Jerome Groopman, MD, sourced by the New England Journal of Medicine

I Can’t Turn My Brain Off: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
2020, Jan Hoffman, sourced by The New York Times

Why Doctors Need to Mourn
2019, Shelly Reese, sourced by Medscape

Avoid Burnout Before You’re Already Burned Out
2019, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, sourced by The New York Times

Burnout Prevention and Treatment: Techniques for Dealing with Overwhelming Stress
2019, Melinda Smith, MA., Jeanne Segal, PhD, Lawrence Robinson, and Robert Segal, MA, sourced by HelpGuide

Changing the Culture of Burnout
2019, sourced by AMA Magazine

How to Reach a Colleague in Distress
2019, sourced by The Happy MD

What’s Doctor Burnout Costing America
2019, Pien Huang, sourced by NPR

The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses
2019, Danielle Ofri, MD, sourced by The New York Times

OHSU Says Burnout, Staffing Shortage Led to Heart Transplant Program Closure
2019, Mary Harbarger, sourced by The Oregonian

OHSU Heart Transplant Program: Lessons learned
2019, sourced by Oregon Health & Science University

Physician Burnout: A global crisis
2019, sourced by The Lancet

Physician Impairment and Rehabilitation: Reintegration Into Medical Practice While Ensuring Patient Safety: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians
2019, Philip J. Candilis, MD; Daniel T. Kim, MA, MPH; Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD, sourced by American College of Physicians

Stop Physician Burnout: You Just Don’t Party Enough
2019, sourced by The Happy MD

Physician Burnout and the Four Phases of Compassion Fatigue
2019, sourced by The Happy MD

For Doctors, Delving Deeper as a Way to Avoid Burnout
2018, Siddhartha Mukherjee, sourced by The New York Times Magazine

Physician Burnout: Perspectives, Stories and Solutions
2018, sourced by The Doctors Company

Is Your Physician Burned Out?
2018, Markian Hawryluk, sourced by The Bulletin

Battling Burnout
2018, Joey Berlin, sourced by Texas Medical Association

Is Your Physician Burned Out? Stress of Practice Takes its Toll on Doctors and Patients
2018, Markian Hawryluk , sourced by The Bulletin

Physician Burnout and the Brain Changes of the Eeyore Effect
2018, sourced by The Happy MD

For Doctors, Delving Deeper as a Way to Avoid Burnout
2018, Siddhartha Mukherjee, sourced by The New York Times

Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout
2018, Cynthia D. Smith, Celynne Balatbat, Susan Corbridge, Anna Legreid Dopp, Jessica Fried, Ron Harter, Seth Landefeld, Christina Y. Martin, Frank Opelka, Lew Sandy, Luke Sato, and Christine Sinsky, sourced by National Academy of Medicine

Doctor Burnout Widespread, Helps Drive Many Medical Errors
2018, By Keith Horvath, Patricia Sengstack, Frank Opelka, Andrea Borondy Kitts, Peter Basch, David Hoyt, Alexander Ommaya, Pamela Cipriano, Kensaku Kawamoto, Harold L. Paz, J. Marc Overhage, sourced by National Academy of Medicine

The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine
2018, Rena Xu, MD MBA, sourced by The Atlantic

Battling Burnout
2018, Joey Berlin, sourced by Texas Medical Association

Southwest Florida Doctors Feeling Burned Out, Seeking Help to Manage Stress
2018, Liz Freeman, sourced by Naples Daily News

The Four Horsemen of the Physician Burnout Apocalypse
2017, Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by The Happy MD

Physician Burnout Presents Differently in Male and Female Doctors
2017, Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by The Happy MD

Physician Burnout – Why it’s Not a Fair Fight
2017, Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by The Happy MD

Counting the Costs: US Hospitals Feeling the Pain of Physician Burnout
2017, Julie Steenhuysen, sourced by Reuters

Burnout May be Costing Your Institute Millions Each Year
2017, Rabiya S. Tuma, PhD, sourced by Medscape

How to Recognize Burnout Before You’re Burned Out
2017, Kenneth R. Rosen, sourced by The New York Times

Workplace Factors Contribute to Burnout in Family Physicians
2017, Diana Phillips, sourced by Medscape

The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Burnout
2017, Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by The Happy MD

A Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Primary Care Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
2016, David A. Schroeder, MD, FACC, Elizabeth Stephens, MD, FACP, Dharmakaya Colgan, MS, Matthew Hunsinger, PhD, Dan Rubin, PsyD, and Michael S. Christopher, PhD, sourced by The American Journal of Lifestyle Magazine

Controlled Interventions to Reduce Burnout in Physicians
2016, Maria Panagioti, PhD, Efharis Panagopoulou, PhD, Peter Bower, PhD, George Lewith, MD, Evangelos Kontopantelis, PhD, Carolyn Chew-Graham, MD, Shoba Dawson, PhD, Harm van Marwijk, MD, Keith Geraghty, PhD, Aneez Esmail, MD, sourced by JAMA Internal Medicine

Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction with Work-Life Balance in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2014
2015, Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, Omar Hasan, MBBS, MPH, Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, Christine Sinsky, MD, Daniel Satele, MS, Jeff Sloan, PhD, Colin P. West, MD, PhD, sourced by The Mayo Clinic

Organization-Level Interventions Best for Reducing Physician Burnout
2016, Diana Phillips, sourced by Medscape

Minnesota Hospital Ramps up Efforts to Battle Physician Burnout
2016, Christopher Snowbeck, sourced by StarTribune

4 Ways Hospitals Tackle Physician Burnout
2016, Zack Budryk, sourced by FierceHealthcare

A Double-edged Sword:  What Makes Doctors Great also Drives Burnout
2016, Josh Sandberg, sourced by Ortho Spine News

Work-life Balance Out of Whack for Many Doctors
2016, Joanne Finnegan, sourced by FierceHealthcare

Study: Doctor Burnout May Increase Effect of Biases on Care
2016, Stephen Feller, sourced by UPI

Tools for Increasing the Value of Psychotherapy
Mini-Z Clinician Worklife Questionnaire
Brief Adult Outcome Questionnaire
What Comes First, Job Burnout or Secondary Traumatic Stress?
2015, Kotaro Shoji, Magdalena Lesnierowska, Ewelina Smoktunowicz, Judith Bock, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Charles C. Benight, Roman Cieslak, sourced by PLOS One

Using a Single Item to Measure Burnout in Primary Cary Staff: A Psychometric Evaluation
2015, Emily D. Dolan, MS PhD, David Mohr, PhD, Michele Lempa, MPH DrPH, Sandra Joos, PhD, Stephan D. Fihn, MD MPH, Karin M. Nelson, MD MSHS, Christian D. Helfrich, MPH PhD, sourced by NCBI

Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance in Physicians
2015, Tait D. Shanafelt, MD; Omar Hasan, MBBS, MPH; Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE; Christine Sinsky, MD; Daniel Satele, MS; Jeff Sloan, PhD; and Colin P. West, MD, PhD, sourced by Mayo Clinic

Burnout increasing among U.S. doctors
2015, Lena H. Sun, sourced by The Washington Post

Disturbing Trends in Physician Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance
2015, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, sourced by The Mayo Clinic

Effective Leadership – One Remedy for Physician Burnout
2015, Bob Nellis, sourced by Mayo Clinic

Physician Burnout Rates Top 50 Percent 
2015, Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by HuffPost

Physician Burnout – 3 Signs and 3 Simple Prevention Steps
Dike Drummond, MD, sourced by The Happy MD

Physician Wellness is a Global Issue
2014, Robert Wah, MD, sourced by American Medical Association

Use of Internists Free Time
2014, Clement McDonald, MD, Fiona Callaghan, PhD and Arlene Weissman, PhD, sourced by JAMA Network

Work and Well-Being Toolkit for Physicians
2014, Cynthia W. Morris, PsyD, Rebecca M. Richey, PsyD, Laura F. Martin, MD and Chad D. Morris, PhD, sourced by Behavioral Health & Wellness Program University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine

Preventing Stress and Burnout for Physicians and PAs
2014, Oregon Medical Association

5 Steps to Prevent or Mitigate Physician Burnout
2014, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, sourced by UNC Health Care

An estimate of the cost of burnout on early retirement and reduction in clinical hours of practicing physicians in Canada
2014, Carolyn S Dewa, Philip Jacobs, Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Desmond Loong, sourced by BMC Health Service Research

Physician Resilience and Burnout: Can You Make the Switch?
2013, Annie Nedrow, Nicole Steckler, Joseph Hardman, sourced by Oregon Health & Science University

How to help medical practice staff avoid burnout
2013, sourced by American Medical News

Easing Doctor Burnout with Mindfulness
2013, Pauline W. Chen, MD, sourced by The New York Times

A Mindfulness Course Decreases Burnout and Improves Well-Being Among Healthcare Providers
2012, Matthew J. Goodman MD, John B. Schorling, MD, MPH, sourced by Sage Journals

Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance Among US Physicians Relative to the General US Population
2012, Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, Sonja Boone, MD, Litjen Tan, PhD, Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD MHPE, Wayne Sotile, PhD, Daniel Satele, BS, Colin P. West, MD PhD, Jeff Sloan, PhD, Michael R. Oreskovich, MD, sourced by American Medical Association

Physician Burnout: A potential threat to successful health care reform
2011, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD MHPE, Tait Shanafelt, MD, sourced by JAMA Network

Can a Single Question Effectively Screen for Burnout in Australian Cancer Care Workers?
2010, Vibeke Hansen and Afaf Girgis, sourced by NCBI

Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians
2010, Michael S. Krasner, MD, Ronald M. Epstein, MD, Howard Beckman, MD, Anthony L. Suchman, MD, MA, Benjamin Chapman, PhD, Christopher J. Mooney, MA and Timothy E. Quill, MD, sourced by JAMA Network

Career Fit and Burnout Among Academic Faculty
2009, Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, Colin P. West, MD PhD, Jeff A. Sloan, PhD, Paul J. Novotny, MS, Greg A. Poland, MD, Ron Menaker, EdD, Teresa A. Rummans, MD, Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, sourced by American Medical Association

Reduction in burnout may be a benefit for short-term medical mission volunteers
2009, Clark Campbella, Donell Campbell, David Krier, Ryan Kuehlthau, Todd Hilmes and Melissa Stromberger, sourced by Taylor & Francis

Before Burnout: How Physicians Can Defuse Stress
2003, Mamta Gautam, MD, sourced by AMA Journal of Ethics

The Burnout Prevention Matrix
Sourced by The Happy MD

Physician Burnout and the Brain Changes of The Eeyore Effect
Sourced by The Happy MD

Tackling Physician Burnout Requires Unprecedented Leadership
2019, Robert D. Morton, CPHRM, CPPS, sourced by The Doctors Company