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Occupational burnout | |
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Other names | Burn-out, exhaustion disorder, neurasthenia |
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A person who is experiencing psychological stress | |
Specialty | Psychology ![]() |
Symptoms | Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced personal accomplishment,[1][2] fatigue[3] |
Differential diagnosis | Major depressive disorder |
The ICD-11 of the World Health Organization (WHO) describes occupational burnout as a work-related phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. According to the WHO, symptoms include "feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one's job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy."[4] It is classified as an occupational phenomenon but is not recognized by the WHO as a medical or psychiatric condition.[5] Social psychologist Christina Maslach and colleagues made clear that burnout does not constitute "a single, one-dimensional phenomenon."[6]
However, national health bodies in some European countries do recognise it as such,[7] and it is also independently recognised by some health practitioners.[8] Nevertheless, a body of evidence suggests that what is termed burnout is a depressive condition.[9]
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