Burn-out syndrome in physicians

Česká verzia

Authors: R. Ptáček ¹; H. Kuželová ¹; L. Čeledová ²; Čevela; R ²
Authors place of work: Univerzita Karlova, Praha 1. lékařská fakulta a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice Psychiatrická klinika Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Jiří Raboch, DrSc. ¹; Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí Odbor lékařské posudkové služby Ředitel: MUDr. Bc. Rostislav Čevela ²
Published in the journal: Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(10): 594-596
Category: Various Specialization

Summary

Burnout syndrome is characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion leading to a decrease in work effectiveness. It negatively influences both physical and psychological health. It represents a very serious problem in medicine because burn out syndrome is quite common among physicians and affects patients’ health in addition to the physician’s health.

Key words:
Burn out syndrome, physicians, stress.

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