As per an article in VeryWellMind in March 2025, compassion fatigue is a common concern among many healthcare professionals. It can result in a pessimistic attitude and apathy in personal relationships. However, I do not agree with the topic of discussion today, primarily due to the use of the wrong adjective—most!
As per a BMJ article, “Divorce among physicians and other healthcare professionals in the United States: analysis of census survey data,” published in February 2015, 24.3% of physicians had ever been divorced. This was lower than nurses (33%), healthcare executives (30.9%), lawyers (26.9%), and nonhealthcare professionals (35%).
However, the impact of long working hours, burnout and stress, delayed life milestones, and specialty risk (psychiatrists have the highest divorce rate among healthcare providers – 51%) cannot be overlooked in these professionals.
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