Although occupational burnout can occur in any occupation, it is particularly common among healthcare professionals, whose work includes complex decision making, high expectations and a constant emotional element. In addition, healthcare professionals often have to perform their roles with inadequate resources. Ever-increasing responsibilities with decreasing autonomy over work in a challenging and sometimes unsupportive work environment often leads to a high prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals working in primary care.1
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/mental-health/burnout-in-primary-care