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Psychiatrists the frontline workers in the worst mental health crisis of the past two decades are struggling with pandemic-era burnout.
As psychiatrists, we need to process the truths we spend our lives helping our patients accept.
Burnout caused me to leave my last job in a psychiatric ER to create a more supportive environment for psychiatrists.
Dr. Georgia Gaveras is Talkiatry s Co-Founder and Chief Psychiatrist. Dr. Gaveras is board certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry as well as in addiction medicine and has been practicing for over 17 years.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.