BMJ, published 7 February 2008
Research: by: Dr Amy M Fahrenkopf, instructor of paediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston et al.
What is already known on this topic:
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Depression and burnout are highly prevalent in doctors in training
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Burnout is associated with a higher rate of self reported errors among residents
What this study adds:
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Depressed residents in paediatrics were more than six times as likely to make errors in medication as their non-depressed colleagues
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Burnout did not seem to be associated with higher rates of medication errors
