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Patients lose when physicians burn out

Melissa Welby, MD
Physician
February 28, 2018

Despite loving my patients, I burned out. I chose my own quality of life over continuing to work with the chronically mentally ill population that I adored. This patient population is frequently shortchanged with their quality of care, and I have joined the ranks of people failing them.

This is my experience working in one mental health clinic in the United States. Every clinic runs differently, and there are fantastic systems …

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Patients lose when physicians burn out

It’s time to stop prejudging your patients

Melissa Welby, MD
Physician
November 27, 2017

Recently I had an interaction online with a physician regarding his thoughts on ADHD treatment. (Let’s call him Dr. Stigma). This post is not about doctor-bashing but more to point out the prevalence of stigma against those with a psychiatric diagnosis even from within the medical community. Stigma, unfortunately, is so indoctrinated into our culture that sometimes people don’t recognize the pure ugliness of their words.

Dr. Stigma’s comments:

Many patients use …

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It’s time to stop prejudging your patients

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