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Hot off the presses:  a new study that shows almost half of  our  doctors suffer from high emotional exhaustion, and therefore high depersonalization scores.  Brace yourself for the shock:   this leads to their viewing their patients as objects rather than as  human beings. Part of the problem is that doctors have had to take on a higher patient load to make up for declining reimbursement rates.     This doctor burnout affects emergency room and family care doctors more than dermatologists and preventive care doctors.  Only about one-fourth of the surveyed doctors contributed to the survey, presumably those who felt most burned out.  The survey was led by a doctor at the Mayo Clinic, who concludes that as more and more people get health care under Obama's Affordable Care Act, the pressure on doctors will increase.  Maybe we should make sure that Romney and Ryan get elected so that fewer people are taking advantage of health care, and our doctors will be less burdened and burnt out.  Down with emergency care and up with dermatology!