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1/ Let's talk about burnout. No, I'm not going to tell you yet another story of burnout — there are lots of those already. And there are a lot of pet theories out there. I want to talk about burnout RESEARCH. What do we ACTUALLY know about burnout?

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One thing the MBI doesn't generally account for is that burnout is considered, correct me if I'm wrong about the literature, as a form of depression/mood disorder

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It isn't considered as a form of mood disorder, I think. This survey paper gives a bit of the history: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P Initially started out as a social/clinical psych thing, but eventually it fell under industrial-organisational psych. Still not (yet!) in the DSM-5

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Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry

The experience of burnout has been the focus of much research during the past few decades. Measures have been developed, as have various theoretical models, and research studies from many countries...

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Also interestingly, there is debate on whether it’s even a thing, clinically speaking. Here’s an argument against:

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Is it Time to Consider the “Burnout Syndrome” A Distinct Illness?

The “burnout syndrome” has been defined as a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment caused by chronic occupational stress. Although there has been...

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We mostly stayed clear of this debate by framing it as a “stress experience”.

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