Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Descriptive and Predictive Data from a Survey of Psychologists at a Single Academic Medical Center.

Objective: Burnout in academic medicine has been widely studied, but most work has been conducted among physicians. Psychologists in academic medicine have unique burnout factors. Therefore, investigating the prevalence and predictors of burnout among psychologists in academic medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic represents an important addition to the literature.

Development of a psychosocial oncology core curriculum for multidisciplinary education and training: Initial content validation using the modified Delphi Method.

Objective: Despite its four decade history, the multidisciplinary specialty of psychosocial oncology (PSO) has no official consensus on core content. In 2014, the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Board charged the APOS Professional Education Committee with outlining curricular content needed for core competence.

Methods: Content validation was completed using a four-phase modified Delphi Method.

Applying Lean Six Sigma to Improve Depression Screening and Follow-Up in Oncology Clinics.

Depression is a common and serious illness that impairs the health of individuals and societies globally. It is associated with a significant economic burden, with productivity losses exceeding $40 billion dollars annually in the United States (U.S.

Psychological symptom screening in an adult sickle cell disease clinic and predictors of treatment follow up.

Absence of formal and systematic screening for mood and anxiety disorders among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can result in under-recognized psychological problems. This study examined the prevalence of psychological symptoms using a systematic screening process. Patients with SCD completed four self-report screening tools for measurement of depressive and anxiety symptoms, self-efficacy, and pain.

Sickle Cell Disease, More Than Just Pain: The Mediating Role of Psychological Symptoms.

Objectives: Perceived stress is associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) pain; however, little is known about psychological mechanisms that may clarify this link among adult patients. This study explored whether anxiety and depression symptoms explained the relation between perceived stress and SCD pain episode frequency among 70 African-American adults (51.4% women, mean age 35.