For doctors: curated resource list of publications, podcasts and books on physician wellness
FURTHER READING & RESOURCES
COACHING
Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Gill PR, Satele DV, West CP. Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Oct 1;179(10):1406-1414. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2425. PMID: 31380892; PMCID: PMC6686971.
Gawande, A. “Personal Best.” The New Yorker. September 26, 2011.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/personal-best
Life Coach School Podcast
https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast
SECOND-VICTIM
Wu AW. Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too. BMJ. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):726-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.726. PMID: 10720336; PMCID: PMC1117748.
Scott SD, Hirschinger LE, Cox KR, McCoig M, Brandt J, Hall LW. The natural history of recovery for the healthcare provider "second victim" after adverse patient events. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Oct;18(5):325-30. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2009.032870. PMID: 19812092.
Ozeke O, Ozeke V, Coskun O, Budakoglu II. Second victims in health care: current perspectives. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2019 Aug 12;10:593-603. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S185912. PMID: 31496861; PMCID: PMC6697646.
Krakower TM. To Err Is Human, to Apologize Is Hard. JAMA. 2021 Jul 20;326(3):223-224. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.10840. PMID: 34283180.
MINDFULNESS AND SELF-COMPASSION
Black DS, Slavich GM. Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Jun;1373(1):13-24. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12998. Epub 2016 Jan 21. PMID: 26799456; PMCID: PMC4940234.
Germer CK, Neff KD. Self-compassion in clinical practice. J Clin Psychol. 2013 Aug;69(8):856-67. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22021. Epub 2013 Jun 17. PMID: 23775511.
Neff KD, Knox MC, Long P, Gregory K. Caring for others without losing yourself: An adaptation of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Healthcare Communities. J Clin Psychol. 2020 Sep;76(9):1543-1562. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23007. Epub 2020 Jul 6. PMID: 32627192.
Neff KD, Germer CK. The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, available at:
Paulson S, Davidson R, Jha A, Kabat-Zinn J. Becoming conscious: the science of mindfulness. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2013 Nov;1303:87-104. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12203. PMID: 24236866.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Jena AB, Seabury S, Lakdawalla D, Chandra A. Malpractice risk according to physician specialty. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 18;365(7):629-36. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1012370. PMID: 21848463; PMCID: PMC3204310.
https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap20186/litigationand1
Sara Charles MD Physician Litigation Stress Resource Center
https://physicianlitigationstress.org/
https://www.thrivephysician.com/
BURNOUT
Dean W, Talbot S, Dean A. Reframing Clinician Distress: Moral Injury Not Burnout. Fed Pract. 2019 Sep;36(9):400-402.
Dean W, Talbot S. Physicians aren’t “burning out.” They’re suffering from moral injury. STAT. Jul 26, 2018. https://www.statnews.com/2018/07/26/physicians-not-burning-out-they-are-suffering-moral-injury/
Shanafelt T, Goh J, Sinsky C. The Business Case for Investing in Physician Well-being. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 1;177(12):1826-1832. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.4340. PMID: 28973070.
https://www.medpep.org/episodes
MINDSET
Dweck, C. Mindset: the new psychology of success. New York: Ballantine Books, 2006.
Kross, E. Chatter : the voice in our head, why it matters, and how to harness it. New York: Random House, 2021.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS —in print and audio
Lyons B, Gibson M, Dolezal L. Stories of shame. Lancet. 2018 Apr 21;391(10130):1568-1569. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30897-3. PMID: 29695336.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame?language=en
https://www.happinesslab.fm/
Gawande, A. “When Good Doctors Go Bad.” The New Yorker July 30, 2000.
Gawande A. Complications: a surgeon’s notes on an imperfect science. London: Profile Books, 2003.
Ofri D. What doctors feel: how emotions affect the practice of medicine. Boston: Beacon Press, 2013.
Ofri D. When we do harm: a doctor confronts medical error. Boston, MA: Beacon Press; 2020. ISBN 9780807037881.
Perry, B and Winfrey, O. What happened to you? : conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. New York: Flatiron Books, 2021.