Practicing psychologists face many demands that place them at risk for professional burnout. This article provides empirically supported recommendations for reducing or preventing burnout. Drawing from theoretical models of burnout, 4 critical questions are identified: What job demands increase risk for burnout? What job resources decrease risk for burnout? What personal resources decrease risk for burnout? How does home life influence risk for burnout? Findings from empirical studies with psychologists related to each question are summarized and are integrated with conceptual literatures to develop specific recommendations. Consistent with the positive psychology movement and with recent conceptual shifts in the burnout literature, these recommendations encourage a positive, proactive approach that strives to maximize a fit between work demands and personal strengths, to develop resources at work and at home, and to establish a balance between work and personal lives.

Following a trend in the professional psychology literature, self-care has begun to receive increasing attention at the psychology graduate training level. A limited body of research has supported the value of self-care for the wellbeing of psychology trainees, and has suggested that graduate programs may play an important role in promoting self-care. The present research took a comprehensive approach to studying self-care among a sample of 358 doctoral students recruited from APA-accredited clinical psychology programs. Results demonstrated that self-care is associated with both greater personal wellbeing and better self-reported progress through graduate training, and that self-care can also serve as a buffer against the harmful effects of stress inherent to graduate training in psychology. Two particularly important aspects of self-care for psychology graduate students appeared to be building professional support systems and maintaining awareness of one's needs and reactions to stressors. Results also indicated that program culture related to student self-care, such that students who perceived greater emphasis on self-care within their programs reported engaging in more self-care. Finally, both quantitative and qualitative results suggested that graduate training programs can better promote self-care among students in several ways. Recommendations for graduate training programs include taking concrete action steps to encourage self-care among students, such as building formal education on self-care into existing coursework, offering targeted workshops or seminars, and encouraging faculty to provide effective models of self-care, with the ultimate goal of building a "culture" that values and promotes self-care as an essential component of training in psychology.

Increasing attention has been given to the importance of self-care for preventing the negative consequences of stress and promoting well-being. A small body of research has suggested that psychologists view self-care as important and that self-care behaviors are linked to professional and personal outcomes. The purpose of the current research was to provide a more detailed examination of how self-care functions to reduce risk for burnout and increase life satisfaction among practicing psychologists. Using archival data from a survey of 422 psychologists, the present research examined 5 areas of self-care: professional support, professional development, life balance, cognitive awareness, and daily balance. Results suggested that a key mechanism through which self-care may impact well-being is by reducing stress; higher scores on all 5 areas of self-care predicted lower stress, which then predicted less burnout and greater life satisfaction. Results provided weaker support for the role of self-care as a buffer protecting against the negative effects of stress on well-being. These findings suggest that self-care is most effective when practiced proactively, as a preemptive measure aimed at reducing stress and thereby avoiding the progression to negative outcomes such as burnout and enhancing good outcomes such as life satisfaction. Further, analyses comparing the relative contribution of different types of self-care to well-being outcomes suggest that life balance, cognitive awareness, and daily balance are particularly important to psychologists' personal and professional functioning. Public Significance StatementThis study on self-care among practicing psychologists suggests that self-care may decrease risk for burnout and promote personal and professional well-being by reducing stress. Findings indicate the value of engaging in ongoing, preventive self-care.

MRI-guided LITT is a safe and effective alternative to selective amygdalohippocampectomy and anterior temporal lobectomy for mTLE with MTS. Nevertheless, its efficacy in those without MTS seems modest. Large multicentre and prospective studies are warranted to further determine the efficacy and safety of LITT.

In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the importance of self-care for psychologists and other mental health professionals. With the growth of positive psychology and preventive medicine, self-care is an emerging topic, promulgated as a means of avoiding the adverse effects of stress and promoting professional functioning and well-being. However, the research on self-care is limited because of the lack of an empirically based, psychometrically sound measure of this construct. Thus, the purpose of this project was to develop a measure of professional self-care. Professional psychologists were the focus of study, with the goal being to develop a measure that can be used in this population and similar groups of professionals. Based on expert feedback and a preliminary study of 422 licensed psychologists in Illinois, a 5-factor, 21-item scale was created. Factor analysis identified the following self-care factors: Professional Support, Professional Development, Life Balance, Cognitive Awareness, and Daily Balance. Preliminary analyses provided initial support for the validity of the 5 factors. A follow-up study was conducted with a second sample of clinical psychologists. The 5-factor structure provided a good fit to the data with the second sample. Thus, based on factor analysis and validity data, a 5-factor, 21-item Professional Self-Care Scale was established for further study and use in future research. (PsycINFO Database Record