PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stephen M. Sergay
TI  - The burnout patient
AID  - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000482
DP  - 2018 Aug 01
TA  - Neurology: Clinical Practice
PG  - 346--348
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
4099  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/8/4/346.short
4100  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/8/4/346.full
AB  - Physician and patient experiences of health care delivery are inextricably intertwined. Accelerating physician burnout has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. In parallel, health care has become a different experience for our patients. As a practicing neurologist over the last 40 years, I have observed changes in the expectations of colleagues and patients, whose feelings and concerns continually educate me. While I am not alone in advocating for intervention in current health care delivery methodology, not all are convinced. In discussing the repercussion of the “burnout patient,” I seek to amplify the groundswell for change.