Physicians Practice November 22, 2022
A conversation on physician well-being
Physician burnout is a problem. So is physician suicide. But often, the way we conflate these two crises are not accurate, and do damage to efforts to confront the problems. Medical World News® sat down with Christine Yu Moutier, MD, chief medical officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, to discuss these topics. The transcript below was edited for length and clarity.
Medical World News® (MWN):
Can you discuss some of the key differences between physician burnout, depression and suicide? Sometimes those get lumped together, but they’re not necessarily the same thing. Can you explain?
Yu Moutier: I’m really glad that you’re asking the question in that way. As a national suicide prevention expert...