The relationship between job-related burnout and depressive disorders—results from the Finnish Health 2000 Study
Journal of Affective DisordersPublished 21 July 2005
Kirsi Ahola, Teija Honkonen, Erkki Isometsä, Raija Kalimo, Erkki Nykyri, Arpo Aromaa
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The concepts of burnout and depression complement each other and cover partly overlapping phenomena and are related to job-related burnout, particularly when it is severe.
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The concepts of burnout and depression complement each other and cover partly overlapping phenomena. Depressive disorders are related to job-related burnout, particularly when it is severe. A current major depressive episode is likely to be associated with the experience of burnout. When encountering working patients, it is recommended to assess both the occurrence of burnout and of depressive disorders.
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