Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Assistant Editors; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Presenting Issues; 1: Physician Burnout and Wellness; 1.1 A Case of Burnout; 1.2 Burnout Defined; 1.3 Measurement Issues; 1.4 Burnout Among Medical Students; 1.4.1 Prevalence of Medical Student Burnout; 1.4.2 Correlates of Burnout Among Medical Students; 1.4.3 Potential Consequences of Medical Student Burnout; 1.4.4 Treatment of Medical Student Burnout; 1.5 Burnout Among Residents; 1.5.1 Prevalence of Burnout Among Residents; 1.5.2 Correlates of Burnout in Residents.

1.5.3 Potential Consequences of Burnout in Residents1.6 Burnout Among Attending Physicians; 1.6.1 Prevalence of Burnout Among Attendings; 1.6.2 Correlates of Attending Physician Stress and Burnout; 1.6.3 Potential Consequences of Burnout Among Attendings; 1.7 Remedies to Burnout; 1.8 Positive Psychology and Physician Wellness; 1.9 Summary; References; 2: Work-Associated Trauma; 2.1 Scope of the Problem; 2.2 Causes and Consequences; 2.2.1 Injured and Dying Patients; 2.2.2 Medical Errors and Complications; 2.2.3 Bullying; 2.2.4 Disasters; 2.2.5 Hazardous Exposures.

2.2.6 Workplace Violence2.2.7 Mass Violence; 2.2.8 Factors Amplifying and Mitigating Risk; 2.3 Developmental Issues; 2.3.1 Medical Students; 2.3.2 Residents ("House Officers" or Junior Doctors [UK]); 2.3.3 Early and Late Career Physicians; 2.4 Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment; 2.4.1 Prevention; 2.4.2 Role of Leadership; 2.4.3 Assessment; 2.4.4 Treatment; 2.4.4.1 Early Interventions; 2.4.4.2 Self-Help and Peer Support; 2.4.4.3 Psychotherapy; 2.4.4.4 Pharmacotherapy; 2.4.4.5 Complementary and Alternative Interventions; 2.4.4.6 Barriers to Care; 2.5 Key Points.

4: Suicidal Behaviors in Physicians4.1 Scope of the Problem; 4.1.1 Suicidal Thinking; 4.1.2 Suicide Attempts; 4.1.3 Suicide; 4.2 Contributing Factors; 4.2.1 Stigma and Low Rates of Care-Seeking; 4.2.2 Psychiatric Illness in Physicians; 4.2.3 Suicide Risk Factors; 4.3 Models of Suicide; 4.3.1 The Stress-Diathesis Model; 4.3.2 The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior in Physicians; 4.4 Developmental Issues; 4.5 Assessment and Treatment; 4.5.1 The Suicidal Physician: Presentation Dynamics.

This book explores the important topic of mental health and related problems among physicians, including trainees. The all-too-common human response of "suffering in silence" and refusing to seek help for professional and personal issues has ramifications for physicians who work in safety-sensitive positions, where clear-headed judgment and proper action can save lives. Problems covered include burnout, disruptive and unprofessional behaviors, impaired performance, traumatic stress, addiction, depression and other mood disorders, and suicide. The authors of this work include psychologists, psychiatrists, and other physicians who diagnose and treat a range of patients with stress-related syndromes. Among their patients are physicians who benefit greatly from education, support, coaching, and treatment. The book's content is organized into three parts with interconnecting themes. Part I focuses on symptoms and how physicians' problems manifest at the workplace. Part II discusses the disorders underlying the manifesting symptoms. Part III focuses on interventions at both the individual and organizational levels. The major themes investigated throughout the book are developmental aspects; mental health and wellbeing as a continuum; and the multifactorial contributions of individual, interpersonal, organizational, and cultural elements to physician health. This book is intended for anyone who works with, provides support to, or professionally treats distressed physicians. It is also intended for healthcare leaders and organizations that are motivated to improve the experience of providing care and to change the culture of silence, such that seeking help and counsel become normal activities while minimizing stigma. By writing this book, the authors aim to outline effective pathways to well-being and a healthy work-life balance among physicians, so that they may provide optimal and safe care to their patients.

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