A Medscape report has revealed notable discrepancies between global physicians regarding their personal health, mental and physical well-being, burnout, and efforts to achieve and maintain balance in such a demanding profession.

French clinicians were most likely (88%) and German clinicians (45%) least likely to report that their own health and wellness was “a priority” or “important.” French doctors were also most likely (64%) to report feeling neither depressed nor burned out, well ahead of Canada (55%) and other European countries (Spain, 37%; Germany, 52%). In contrast, more than half of doctors in Argentina (64%) and Brazil (54%) said they were depressed, burned out, or both.

The findings were published in the Medscape International Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2025

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