Demoralization Syndrome

It’s not just the patients.

“Doctors have long diagnosed many of our sickest patients with “demoralization syndrome,” a condition commonly associated with a terminal illness that’s characterized by a sense of helplessness and loss of purpose. American physicians are now increasingly suffering from a similar condition, except our demoralization is not a reaction to a medical condition, but rather to the diseased systems for which we work.”

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