PEDIATRICS Vol. 65 No. 6 June 1980, pp. 1161-1165
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Burnout in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Richard E. Marshall MD1 and Christine Kasman MSW, ACSW1

1 Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Neonatology, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Division of Social Work, Infant Special Care Unit, University Hospital, University of California, San Diego

Burnout, the loss of motivation for creative involvement, is an important reaction of the staff to the stresses of working in a neonatal intensive care unit. The characteristics and causes of burnout are presented from a clinical perspective. Strategies for reducing and coping with burnout are offered.




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