Research shows the rates of mental illness and suicide are up among physicians. Dr. Ronald Epstein and colleagues are exploring how mental illness affects health care practitioners and the barriers to getting treatment.
We discuss the research and talk about how the pandemic has increased rates of burnout among medical professionals. Our guests:
- Ronald Epstein, M.D., professor in Family Medicine, Psychiatry & Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Chris Burleigh, R.N., nurse manager in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital
- Jefferson Svengsouk, M.D., professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center