Dissatisfaction with Medical Practice

This article reviews the subjective and objective indicators of dissatisfaction with medical practice. Discontent seems to have increased substantially during the past two decades, after a period of unprecedented satisfaction within the medical profession. Some of the sources of dissatisfaction include pressures from managed-care systems, the malpractice crisis, aggravation with bureaucratic red tape, and constant time pressures. However, most physicians still take satisfaction in their work.