Open AccessPsychological problems and burnout among medical professionals of a tertiary care hospital of North India: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Sandeep Grover,
Ashish Bhalla,
Ajit Avasthi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_254_17
Subject(s) - burnout , anxiety , feeling , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , medicine , clinical psychology , empathy , psychiatry , compassion fatigue , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
There is a growing evidence of increased prevalence of psychological problems (stress, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse) and feelings of burnout among medical professionals all over the world and this has been shown to be associated with lapses in patient care. Data from India in this regard are limited.