Grief on the Front Lines: Reckoning with Trauma, Grief, and Humanity in Modern Medicine

by Rachel Jones

Book Overview

For readers of Atul Gawande and Siddhartha Mukherjee--a timely, vital exploration of the burnout, grief, depression, and trauma that America's healthcare system engenders among doctors, nurses, and medical workers.

Practicing medicine is traumatic: coping with the death of a patient, sharing a life-changing diagnosis, grieving futility in the face of a no-win situation. The emotional burden placed on doctors, nurses, and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623176409
• ISBN13: 9781623176402
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"