The psychiatrists of Shrinking Burnout, Dr. Wu and Dr. Radhakrishnan, discuss the controversy about clinician burnout (1:40), burnout's overlapping symptoms with clinician distress (3:03), depression (4:56), and moral injury (9:59), and the stigma of seeking mental health as a clinician (17:38).   

Topics discussed in this episode: 

(1:40): The lack of consensus on the burnout definition

(2:28): The Maslach Burnout Inventory definition of burnout 

(3:03): Clinician distress 

(4:56): The reduced stigma of calling it clinician burnout rather than depression 

(6:28): Systemic issues contributing to burnout

(7:36): Why we decided to make the Shrinking Burnout Podcast. The benefit of decreasing stigma 

(9:59): Moral injury 

(11:00): The limitations of current burnout research 

(13:48): Future directions of addressing clinician burnout, the need to redefine the burnout construct 

(15:22): Burnout and Covid-19

(16:40):The need to assess clinician willingness to utilize burnout resources 

(17:38): The stigma of seeking mental health as a clinician 

(18:40): Dr. Wu's opinion on burnout terminology and the under-utilization of clinician's seeking mental health resources