Pandemic Leaves Australian Medicos With Burnout Pains of Their Own

Pandemic Leaves Australian Medicos With Burnout Pains of Their Own
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Two out of three pain specialists experience severe burnout, in some cases compromising the treatment of patients.

Australian social psychologist Claire Ashton-James said chronic patient pain was increasing and so too the prevalence among their specialists of burnout—a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors.