Specified group art therapy for healthcare professionals at risk of burnout

Burnout in Healthcare Professionals (Avallone Mantelli et al.) is a serious global problem, recognised by the World Health Organisation to be an occupational phenomenon caused by chronic work-related stress ((WHO), 2022). Characterised to include three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, feeling mentally distanced from work and patients, and a sense of lack of accomplishment or efficacy at work (Maslach and Jackson, 1981), meta-analyses have found evidence of association between clinician burnout and poor clinical outcomes (Garcia et al., 2019). Mental distress such as depression and suicidality is strongly associated with burnout in HCPs (Rath et al., 2014).