“The culture of medicine is one in which perfectionism and 'workaholic standards' rule the day. Many practice settings reward long hours and self-neglect. Physicians are encouraged to disregard themselves and deny their own needs. The process of medical education may enhance development of defense mechanisms that make it difficult to ask for help... Physicians become masters at delayed gratification. Many medical students and residents spend years coping with the high level of demand required in medicine, often harboring the expectation that later they will be rewarded with a happy, more balanced life. However, the task-oriented coping skills developed during training do not go away automatically after training... the goal-oriented approach leads to neglecting alternative sources of gratification or self-esteem; thus, after training, physicians may not have a way to find meaningful balance between work and other life activities."
Miller MN & McGowen KR 2000
Garneau K, Hutchinson T, Zhao Q, Dobkin PL. Cultivating person-centered medicine in future physicians. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 2013; 1(2): 468-77.
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