Letters to the Editor
Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2025.13470

Metacognitive awareness in coping with mental health challenges and decision-making among emergency physicians

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Received: 10 December 2024
Published: 20 March 2025
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Mental health, emergency care, emergency physicians, metacognition, decision-making

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Albin Joseph
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9722-3195
Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
Tony P. Jose
tony.jose@vit.ac.in
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6246-4076
Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.

Dear Editor,

We are writing to highlight the importance for emergency physicians to have metacognitive awareness to improve their ability to make decisions under pressure and cope with stressors. Improving well-being and enhancing resilience among emergency physicians and nurses is a critical concern due to heightened attrition rates and increasing psychological issues. [...]

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Metacognitive awareness in coping with mental health challenges and decision-making among emergency physicians. (2025). Emergency Care Journal, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2025.13470
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