Vol. 24 No. 2: Special Issue Conference "The art of observation"
Short paper

Specified group art therapy for healthcare professionals at risk of burnout

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  • Megan Tjasink,
  • Catherine Carr,
  • Dennis Ougrin
Megan Tjasink
Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London & Barts Health NHS Trust
Catherine Carr
Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London
Dennis Ougrin
Youth Resilience Unit, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/1971-8551/11399

Published 2024-12-06

Keywords

  • the art of observation

Abstract

Burnout in Healthcare Professionals (Avallone Mantelli et al.) is a serious global problem, recognised by the World Health Organisation to be an occupational phenomenon caused by chronic work-related stress ((WHO), 2022). Characterised to include three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, feeling mentally distanced from work and patients, and a sense of lack of accomplishment or efficacy at work (Maslach and Jackson, 1981), meta-analyses have found evidence of association between clinician burnout and poor clinical outcomes (Garcia et al., 2019). Mental distress such as depression and suicidality is strongly associated with burnout in HCPs (Rath et al., 2014). 

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