Is burn-out finally a disease or not?
Abstract
In May 2019, WHO has stated that burn-out should be considered as a disease in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This information was widely disseminated in the news media. However, a few hours later, the international organisation stepped back. All this confusion brings us to that question: what exactly is burn-out? Moreover, should it be considered a disease or not? Freudenberger defined burn-out as ‘ a state of fatigue or frustration brought about devotion to a cause, way of life, or relationship that failed to produce the expected reward’ .1 Maslach has then developed the most used questionnaire to assess …
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In France, proposed guidelines have suggested recoding burnout to other diagnoses (such as depression, F32) if appropriate, for compensation purposes, as burnout is not considered as a disease.
“In France, proposed guidelines have suggested to consider recoding of burnout to other diagnoses (such as depression, F32) if appropriate, for compensation purposes [5], as burnout is not considered as a disease [36].”
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- Authors
- Durand-Moreau, Q. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Durand-Moreau, Quentin V
- Venue
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2019-09-03
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 938-938
- ISSN
- 0007-1072 (ISSN-L)
- 1351-0711
- 1470-7926
- OpenAlex
- W2971558128
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- burnout, ICD-11, disease classification, World Health Organization, Maslach burnout questionnaire, occupational stress
- MeSH terms
- Burnout, Professional, Employment, Humans, International Classification of Diseases
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