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Prevention of burn-out

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Glenn A. Roberts
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There is a widespread concern that the medical profession is itself sick. This is represented in professional disillusionment and demoralisation, an increasing inclination to consider leaving the profession, and the ill-health of its practitioners in terms of their mental health, marriages and use of drugs and alcohol (British Medical Association, 1992). These trends have been attributed, at least in part, to protracted job stress and dissatisfaction, which may in turn be a major determinant in the quality of health care (Caplan, 1994). Although these issues have been cautiously acknowledged for some time, the concept of ‘burn-out’ has provided an opportunity for more open acceptance and creative debate.

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 3 , Issue 5 , September 1997 , pp. 282 - 289
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1997 

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