In Reply—Defining Physician Burnout, and Differentiating Between Burnout and Depression

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1456-1458

  Melnick, Edward R ^a   Powsner, Seth M ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANHEDONIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; JOB STRESS; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SLEEP DISORDER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 85028982064     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.07.005     Document Type: Letter

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