This week we interviewed Angie, a social worker working on an inpatient psychiatric unit who tells us more about her experiences during COVID19 and beyond. Burnout is not a concept unique to physicians and certainly affects all medical specialties

Many clinicians are fearful of being perceived as a patient by their colleagues which serves as a barrier to seeking care

Angie tells us more about her role on the inpatient psychiatric unit

challenges that arise with an interdisciplinary framework with respect to the medical hierarchy

and the inherent emotional challenges that arise when working with mentally ill patients