Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Researchers Awarded Grant To Study How Staff Burnout Affects Mental Health Patients

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations A national research funding organization dedicated to improving patient-centered outcomes in the health care system has awarded $1.5 million to a team of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers to study how staff burnout affects the treatment and progress of mental health patients. Staff burnout -- emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of patient treatment and a lost sense of personal achievement -- is a common issue facing mental health employees. Past research supports that burnout has a negative effect on clinical providers and the patients they serve, but few studies have explored intervention methods that might . . .