The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially recognised burnout as a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n
Following an update by the group published at the end of May 2019, the condition now appears in the organisation\u2019s International Classification of Diseases, or the\u00a0ICD-11<\/a><\/strong>, in the section on problems related to employment or unemployment.<\/p>\n \u201cBurn-out is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed,\u201d the WHO said.<\/p>\n “(It) refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life”.<\/p>\n It is characterised by three dimensions:<\/p>\n Signs that you are being impacted<\/strong><\/p>\n According to\u00a0Michael Musker, <\/span>a s<\/span>enior research fellow at the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, the new definition of burnout should be a wake-up call for employers to treat chronic stress that has not been successfully managed as a work health and safety issue.<\/p>\n “In the era of smartphones and 24-7 emails, it\u2019s becoming increasingly difficult to switch off from the workplace and from those who have power over us,” he said in an analysis for The Conversation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n According to Musker, if you think you might be suffering burnout, ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n If you answered yes to any of these questions, it might be time for change, he said.<\/p>\n “These questions were devised for the United Kingdom Practitioner Health Programme<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and are a good starting point for all workers to identify if you are at risk of burning out.<\/p>\n You can also complete the British Medical Association\u2019s online burnout questionnaire<\/a><\/strong>, although it\u2019s tailored for doctors so the drop-down menu will ask you to select a medical specialty,” he said.<\/p>\n\n
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