New paper on burnout diagnosis, BAT and sickness absence
Despite the increasing recognition of burnout, surprisingly little research has examined sickness absence specifically related to burnout and related diagnoses. This study therefore addressed the following research questions: (1) What is the duration of sickness absence associated with stress-related diagnoses made by occupational physicians? (2) Who provides treatment to these employees during their absence? (3) […]
New contribution to discussion about burnout
In their article, Bianchi and Schonfeld (2025, “Beliefs about burnout”, Work & Stress), burnout discuss three beliefs about burnout and state that these “rest on insufficient evidence”: (1) burnout is primarily predicted by work-related factors; (2) a burnout epidemic exists; and (3) burnout can be differentiated from depression. We argue that the authors’ presentation of […]
New commentary on burnout
Some consider the burnout label to be controversial, even calling for the abandonment of the term in its entirety. In this communication, we argue for the pragmatic utility of the burnout paradigm from a utilitarian perspective, which advocates the greatest good for the most significant number of employees in organisations. We first distinguish between mild […]
New article on burnout (BAT) and depression
This research seeks to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the distinctive nature of burnout and depression. In a first study, we relied on employee samples from four European countries (N = 5199; 51.27% women; Mage = 43.14). In a second study, we relied on a large sample of patients (N = 5791; 53.70% women; […]