Nearly half of doctors have at least one sign of burnout, and they are also more likely to be burned out from their work than people in other professions, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that 45.8 percent of doctors have experienced at least one symptom of burnout. Their findings are based on a survey of 7,288 doctors, and 3,442 non-doctor working adults in the U.S., and are published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
Specifically, 37.9 percent of doctors report being extremely emotionally exhausted and 29.4 percent report having "high depersonalization." Depersonalization occurs when you feel like your real life is a dream, and you're just watching yourself as you go through your daily actions, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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