Surgeons are not Navy SEALs and should not be trained or treated like frontline special forces.
We must remember surgeon burnout when we are addressing health worker burnout. Surgeons suffer burnout more than most other medical specialties.
I’m Dr. Pamela Wible and I run a free doctor suicide helpline.
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Many doctors suffer silently with physician PTSD—occupationally-induced or exacerbated by work.
As doctors, we often minimize our trauma exposure by labeling it with less-stigmatized conditions like OCD, stress, or burnout.
While doctors who are compulsively obsessive and attentive to details are celebrated for being comprehensive and thorough,
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
