title: Practitioner, heal thyself: coping with stress in clinical practice.
abstract: These are stressful times for clinical practitioners, who can benefit from increasing their understanding of stress response syndromes and from an enhanced appreciation of the constellation of stressors confronted in daily practice. The author reviews these stressors, as well as the signs and symptoms of the stress response syndrome, and suggests strategies for coping with personal and professional challenges.
authors.affiliation: The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Menninger
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*