Burnout

GLOSSARY

An overwhelming sense of exhaustion emerged as a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors. Burnout is also characterized by feelings of cynicism, detachment from one’s work, and a sense of ineffectiveness to accomplish anything.

Reference:
Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2016). Understanding the burnout experience: Recent research and its implications for psychiatry. World Psychiatry: Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 15(2), 103–111. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20311

Leiter, M. P., Maslach, C., & Frame, K. (2014). Burnout. The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology, 1-7.