ARTICLE: Using arts and communication to help physicians improve health, avoid suicide

[ENCATC Arts and Health]

Physicians are more prone to suicide than members of the general population, as stress, burnout and emotional exhaustion are becoming endemic to the profession. But programs that offer support to physicians, including creative outlets in the arts, peer support groups and programs in writing and communication, can help provide life balance and practical tools to counteract the stresses and sometimes overwhelming demands of today’s medical practice, say two Stanford researchers.

Read the full article: http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2016/03/01/using-arts-and-communication-to-help-physicians-improve-health-avoid-suicide/