Burnout

EBM Guidelines
Jun 15, 2020 • Latest change Jan 13, 2023
Aki Rovasalo

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  • Burnout is not an illness but a syndrome. It should not be medicalized.
  • The three key features of burnout are
    • intense, overwhelming fatigue
    • cynical relationship to work
    • diminished professional self-esteem.
  • Depression and burnout overlap. Burnout may be a precipitating factor in the development depression. Depression is actively treated as in other cases Planning the treatment of patients with depression1. Fatigue may be the symptom of a somatic disease Fatigue2.

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