Dr. Apurva Jain speaks about burnout faced by Indian physicians in present times at the workplace and how it impacts both the healthcare workers and patients.

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The term ‘Burnout Syndrome’ was first described by Freudenberger, in 1974 as, “becoming exhausted by making excessive demands on energy, strength, or resources in the workplace.” Since then many definitions of burnout have come to being.

Physical symptoms include exhaustion, fatigue, frequent headaches, and gastrointestinal disorders, sleeplessness, and shortness of breath while behavioral patterns of frustration, anger, a suspicious attitude, cynicism, and signs of depression are noted.