Emergency doctors are stressed out—and patient irritation plays a significant role

MedicalXpress | 七月 12, 2026

HBO's emergency-department drama "The Pitt" has become a smash hit in large part because it shows the deeply human toll that emergency medicine exacts on those who practice it. While researchers have long known that real-life ER doctors are affected by many of the stresses that "The Pitt" has so effectively captured.