Defining and identifying burnout

Parker, Gordon; Tavella, Gabriela; Eyers, Kerrie

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“…In the absence of effective remedies for burnout caused by toxic workplaces, trainees and psychiatrists may have no other choice than to exit. 2 To prevent adverse outcomes, patients, trainees, psychiatrists, the healthcare system and the community need primarily organisational action and secondarily, individualised interventions on doctor burnout.…”

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“…Burnout can be considered as a specific stress reaction to the workplace 1,2 and is listed in the International Classification of Diseases 11 th Revision (ICD-11) as an ‘occupational phenomenon’ rather than as a disorder or disease. Based upon the foundational work of Maslach and Jackson, burnout is characterised by: energy depletion or exhaustion (emotional exhaustion); mental distancing, negativism or cynicism related to one’s job (depersonalisation); and reduced occupational efficacy (personal achievement).…”

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Psychiatrist and trainee burnout: Commentary and recommendations on management

Looi

Allison

Bastiampillai

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Australas Psychiatry

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Objective To comment upon the evidence-base regarding psychiatrist and trainee burnout and provide recommendations on management. Conclusions Burnout has been conceptualised as a specific stress-related response, primarily related to work. There is a high prevalence of burnout amongst both trainees and psychiatrists internationally, with substantial consequences for personal and family wellbeing, organisational efficiency and patient care. We summarise the evidence on organisational and individual approaches to addressing burnout.

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Psychiatrist and trainee burnout: Commentary and recommendations on management

Looi

Allison

Bastiampillai

et al. 2022

Australas Psychiatry

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“…The constant giving of oneself day after day, week after week, month after month leads to an emotional toll that can adversely affect the various aspects of a mental health practitioner's functioning (Jankoski, 2012;Mental Health America [MHA], 2022; Skovholt & Trotter-Mathison, 2016). Unfortunately, most mental health practitioners are often unaware of this emotional toll in themselves and, if aware, do nothing to alleviate it (Brindley et al, 2019;Jankoski, 2002Jankoski, , 2010Jankoski, , 2012Moss, 2021;Parker et al, 2021). On the contrary, they often suffer in silence, despite their compromised professional and clinical efficacy and diminished quality of life (Parker et al, 2021).…”

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“…Unfortunately, most mental health practitioners are often unaware of this emotional toll in themselves and, if aware, do nothing to alleviate it (Brindley et al, 2019;Jankoski, 2002Jankoski, , 2010Jankoski, , 2012Moss, 2021;Parker et al, 2021). On the contrary, they often suffer in silence, despite their compromised professional and clinical efficacy and diminished quality of life (Parker et al, 2021).…”

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“…Therefore, mental health practitioners are vulnerable and predisposed to the onset of burnout symptomatology (Northwood et al, 2021). Indeed, a plethora of studies has noted the phenomenon of burnout to correlate heavily with a reduced sense of job satisfaction among mental health practitioners in the United Kingdom (Moore et al, 1992), Canada (Saindon-Larose & Rainville, 1993, Australia (Parker et al, 2021), and the United States (Moss, 2021). Furthermore, Maslach and Leiter (2016) noted that between 20% and 80% of mental health practitioners have reported symptoms consistent with burnout at some point in their professional lives.…”

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The Adverse Effects of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Among Mental Health Practitioners: Self-care Strategies for Prevention and Mitigation

Salameh¹

2022

Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia

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Over the years, a body of empiricism and conceptual frameworks has burgeoned related to the emotional toll often exacted on mental health practitioners engaged in the helping field—an emotional toll often denoted as burnout and compassion fatigue. This article delineates the concepts of burnout and compassion fatigue and their adverse, often catastrophic, effects on mental health practitioners’ personal and professional functioning when left unaddressed. The article also highlights the more recent research relating to the changes and challenges brought about by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and its exacerbation of burnout and compassion fatigue among mental health practitioners. Finally, the article highlights practical, empirically validated, and efficacious self-care strategies for individual practitioners and organisations to utilise in preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of burnout and compassion fatigue. The latter are: walking or other forms of exercise; engaging regularly in mindfulness and meditation practices; seeking support from family and friends; engaging in pleasurable activities, such as taking a holiday and socialising; and personal psychotherapy. The top five best practice strategies for office/practice managers are: instituting reasonable working hours and caseloads for mental health practitioners; optimising working spaces and consulting rooms; providing adequate break times throughout the working day; providing ample opportunities for peer support, clinical supervision, and other debriefing initiatives; and facilitating occasional team-building and wellbeing days.

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The Diagnosis of Burnout

Parker

Tavella

2022

J Nerv Ment Dis

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Burnout is a topic of high public and research interest, but debate remains as to how the syndrome should best be defined, measured, and diagnosed. In this article, we overview how issues relating to burnout's definition and measurement as well as the debate surrounding its overlap with depression have led to ambiguity surrounding its diagnostic status. We argue for a broader conceptualization of burnout and detail why we position it as distinct from depression, before providing recommendations for clinicians when considering a burnout diagnosis. We highlight that all measures of burnout risk "false-positive" diagnoses and that they should more be viewed as screening strategies with a definitive diagnosis (of "burning out" or "being burnt out") requiring close clinical assessment and exclusion of alternate psychological and physical conditions.

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Defining and identifying burnout

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Psychiatrist and trainee burnout: Commentary and recommendations on management

Psychiatrist and trainee burnout: Commentary and recommendations on management

The Adverse Effects of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Among Mental Health Practitioners: Self-care Strategies for Prevention and Mitigation

The Diagnosis of Burnout

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