Burnout–depression overlap: A review

Bianchi, Renzo; Schonfeld, Irvin Sam; Laurent, Éric

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2015.01.004

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“…Burnout can be characterized by a ‘core dimension’ that includes physical and mental exhaustion [4,5]. In addition, burnout may be associated with a sense of emotional distance to the curriculum or to patients in the sense of increased ‘cynicism’ [6–8].…”

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Behaviour-based functional and dysfunctional strategies of medical students to cope with burnout

Erschens¹,

Loda²,

Herrmann–Werner³

et al. 2018

Medical Education Online

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Background: High levels of burnout rates amongst medical students have been confirmed by numerous studies from diverse contexts. This study aims to explore the functional and dysfunctional coping strategies of medical students with regard to their respective burnout factors.Methods: About 845 medical students in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th semesters and students in their final year were invited to take part in the survey. The self-administered questionnaire included items on potential functional and dysfunctional behavioural-based coping strategies as well as the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Version (MBI-SS). In addition, a comparison of the local results with a German reference sample involving other students was calculated.Results: A total of 597 medical students (70.7%) participated in the cross-sectional study. The results showed high burnout rates, averaging 35%. Students in earlier stages of university education showed lower values for cynicism (a subdimension of burnout), but higher values for emotional exhaustion than students in higher stages. Concerning academic efficacy, there was a trend towards less efficient perception among students in higher education. The identified functional coping strategies were ‘seeking support from friends’, ‘seeking support from family’, ‘doing relaxing exercise’, ‘doing sports’ and ‘seeking support from fellow students’. The identified dysfunctional coping strategies were ‘taking tranquilizers’, ‘taking stimulants’, ‘drinking alcohol’, ‘withdrawal and ruminating’, and ‘playing games on the PC or mobile phone’. The medical students surveyed are more affected by burnout symptoms than the reference populations, but the overall result was difficult to interpret.Conclusions: The identified behavioural-based functional coping strategies suggest that social support and active relaxing exercises seem to be very important possibilities for medical students to reduce stress and exhaustion. The use of drugs and alcohol for stress reduction raises concerns. Programs are recommended to improve resilient behaviour and to impart the identified functional coping strategies to medical students.

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Behaviour-based functional and dysfunctional strategies of medical students to cope with burnout

Erschens¹,

Loda²,

Herrmann–Werner³

et al. 2018

Medical Education Online

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“…Various studies have examined the relationship between burnout and depression and have yielded mixed results on whether burnout should be viewed as a distinct phenomenon or as a symptom of depression (Bianchi et al, 2015; Thuysma & De Beer, 2016). Burnout has been reported to predict depressive symptoms, and Thuynsma and De Beer (2016) found that depressive symptoms (together with job demands and satisfaction with life) explained significant amounts of variance in the burnout construct.…”

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“…The relationship between burnout and depression is frequently explored in the literature (Bianchi, Schonfeld, & Laurent, 2015); burnout has been reported to predict depressive symptoms (Ahola, 2007) and life dissatisfaction. Thuynsma and De Beer (2016) also found depressive symptoms and satisfaction with life (together with job demands) to explain significant amounts of variance in the burnout construct.…”

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Exploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout

Gauche

Beer

Brink

2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Burnout has become an occupational health concern. However, little is known about the experiences of individuals identified as being at risk of burnout. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring employees’ experiences of well-being who were identified as burnout risks.Method: Interviews were conducted with 26 employees who agreed to participate in the study. A phenomenological approach was taken, with a case study design as the research strategy.Results: Three major themes were identified: job demands, life demands, and health concerns. It was evident that participants were experiencing demanding conditions in both their work and personal lives, indicating burnout to be a multi-domain phenomenon.Conclusions: Professionals and managers should take note of these results to assist and support employees who are identified as being at risk of burnout.

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“…Burnout is conceptualized as a multidimensional stress syndrome that comprises reduction of physical and emotional energies (2). The concept of burnout is not without drawbacks, however, as there is some significant overlap with depressive disorders (1,10,11) and an association with anxiety concepts (12,13). Therefore the diagnosis "burnout" is not included in DSM V and ICD-11 due to some lack of clarification.…”

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