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A mature approach to stress will focus on its inevitability and avoid viewing it as a matter of personal strength or weakness. Planning for stress and making its evaluation and management a routine component of preventative self-care presents the best mitigation strategy. Intentionally adopting healthy habits, including self-advocacy, should form the basis of this strategy for all physicians.
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Neff, D. (2018). Stress Management. In: Yoon-Flannery, K., Fisher, C., Neff, M. (eds) A Surgeon's Path. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78846-3_57
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