Physician well-being: Special considerations in pediatrics

Helping children realize their potential brings both great joy and a powerful sense of meaning to the lives of clinicians. Nevertheless, working with children and families can place unique stresses on pediatric practitioners, and can pose particular challenges to the personal well-being of those who care for ill and injured children. This paper details the unique stressors that pediatricians experience, as well as the positive factors that shape the work of pediatricians caring for children and adolescents.