Well-being and Burnout

Take charge of your well-being.

An Urgent Issue for Psychiatrists and Medicine

It is estimated that 2 out of 5 psychiatrists have professional burnout.

Addressing this problem has become one of the most pressing issues for medicine. APA is committed to helping psychiatrists achieve well-being and addressing individual and system-level challenges which contribute to professional burnout.

Assess Yourself

Use our online self-assessment tool.

Well-being Resources

Learn how to address burnout and achieve better work-life balance.

About APA's Efforts

Learn about APA's Workgroup on Psychiatrist Well-being and Burnout.

Psychiatric News Wellness and Burnout Series

Wellness Ambassadors Can Address Burnout at Institutional Level

When a Patient Becomes Another 'Task': How Burnout Can Be Insidious

Broad System Factors Influence Physician Wellness, Patient Care

Burnout and Wellness From an Ethics Perspective

Practicing Mindfulness Can Bring Busy Physicians Back to 'Now'

Program for Medical Students Emphasizes Need for Self-Care

Suicides of Young Physicians Raise Alarm About Burnout Among Trainees

Taking Steps to Avoid Isolation is Key to Preventing Burnout

Helping Members and All Psychiatrists Achieve Well-being

Loss of autonomy, the electronic medical record, the changing role of the physician — these are just some of the elements that have been identified as contributing to burnout and loss of well-being in physicians. Physician depression can often impact or be mistaken for burnout. APA has joined with the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Medicine, and many other medical orgnaizations to address this challenge. APA’s Workgroup on Psychiatrist Well-being and Burnout invites all psychiatrist to use the self-assessment tool above and to examine the curated resources found on this page.