Earlier this week, on January 11, Healio/Psychiatry released a summary: “‘We’re not surprised’: Physician burnout continues into third year of pandemic.”3 The most recent study indicated that about two thirds of physician had at least 1 manifestation of burnout. Clearly, physician burnout was already hovering around 50% before the burnout, but has even worsened since. Moreover, a rising rate of burnout has spread to other workplaces in society, as well as to parents. For an earlier column in this follow up series, I wondered if psychiatrists would ever strike or be part of a more collective strike. Downey K Jr. ‘We’re not surprised’: Physician burnout continues into third year of pandemic.

Source: New York Times January 13, 2023 14:23 UTC