Take charge of your well-being.
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.
Use our online self-assessment tool to screen yourself for burnout and gauge your well-being.
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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 Committee 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.
