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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

How Institutions Can Address Stroke Neurologists’ Mental Health Needs

 

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How Institutions Can Address Stroke Neurologists’ Mental Health Needs

Burnout syndrome and mental health disorders among physicians have garnered increasing attention in recent years. Among neurologists, there are high rates of burnout in the United States and across the world.1-4 Neurology has the second highest burnout rate across specialties with approximately 60% of US neurologists reporting at least 1 symptom of burnout.1,5

Nights on call each week and the amount of required clerical work were associated with a greater risk of burnout, while meaningful work and effective support staff were among the factors linked to lower burnout risk.1 

In a paper published in October 2022 in Stroke, Borelli et al suggest that stroke neurologists may have a higher risk for burnout syndrome and mental health disorders than other types of neurologists due to “peculiarities of the subspecialty.” In contrast to outpatient neurology, stroke management is a “24/7 enterprise with unpredictability and disrupted sleep, rest, and recreation for providers,” and it is “by nature high stakes… involving complex decisions under significant time pressure,” Borelli and his colleagues wrote.6

The researchers cite mental health stigma as one of the top factors likely discouraging physicians from seeking help for such concerns. Given the competitive and demanding nature of medicine, such issues may be perceived as a sign of weakness.6

The prevalence of burnout and mental health issues among stroke neurologists are likely underreported, mainly due to the taboo and professional consequences of declaring and reporting psychiatric and psychological strains.

Along with the negative effects on physicians’ career satisfaction and personal lives, the researchers noted that burnout also increases the risk for poor patient care and medical harm.6 Other experts suggest that burnout may be further exacerbated for female neurologists, who face significant pay disparities and underrepresentation in academic leadership compared with their male counterparts. This may be an important factor influencing the gender gap in the field of neurology.7,8

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