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Mental Well-being Improving physician health involves addressing and combatting burnout
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t PE GI Solutions, our top priority is the well-being of our patients and our community of partners and staff. A healthy and supported team enables us to deliver high-quality care. However, physicians across the healthcare industry report experiencing mental struggles related to job requirements and the daily stress associated with their work. Of these struggles, many have reported burnout as one of the
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significant factors. Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged exposure to stress and excessive work demands. It significantly impacts individuals’ well-being, job satisfaction, and overall productivity. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized the severity of burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” in 2019. Burnout is a gradual process; actively reducing stress can prevent a breakdown.
Understanding Burnout Burnout is often caused by chronic stress. Stress levels can become persistent and unmanageable when individuals consistently face overwhelming workloads, tight deadlines, or a lack of control over their work. Over time, the body and mind struggle to cope with this continuous stress to the point that the person feels exhausted, empty, and unable to cope.
