New paper on the diagnosis of clinical burnout
This article argues that clear diagnostic criteria for clinical burnout are urgently needed, given the rising prevalence of stress-related mental health problems and the lack of consistent standards across countries. It distinguishes between mild, subclinical symptoms and severe, disabling burnout, emphasizing that burnout develops gradually along a continuum. Drawing on Dutch and Swedish approaches, a […]
New cross-national article on the Burnout Assessment Tool
We tested whether a short 12‑question survey called the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT‑12) measures burnout in the same way in many different countries. We used data from 29,433 working adults in 29 countries across six continents. The results showed that the questions worked very similarly across countries, which means scores can be compared fairly between […]