Vol. 34 (4) 2013 Neuro endocrinology letters

Burnout syndrome in medical professionals: a manifestation of chronic stress with counterintuitive passive characteristics.

: By operational criteria, burnout appears to be a multifaceted behavioral syndrome consisting of maladaptive individual responses subsequent to prolonged stressful situations. Given the intense physical and cognitive demands of providing high quality healthcare to a wide spectrum of patients, healthcare professionals are particularly s.....