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Study suggests burnout can exacerbate work stress

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From the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz press release: Work stress and burnout are mutually reinforcing. Surprisingly, the effect of work stress on burnout is much smaller than the effect of burnout on work stress. Stress… 

Brain imaging reveals neural roots of caring

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From the Cell Press press release: When others suffer, we humans empathize. Our feelings of empathy take different forms, such as distress when we imagine and internalize someone’s pain and compassion as we sympathize with… 

Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?

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From the Deutsches Ärzteblatt International press release: The duration of a person’s unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report psychological problems and a feeling of being burnt out. Antonius… 

Study examines routes to empathy

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From the University at Buffalo press release: When it comes to empathy, the idiom that suggests “walking a mile in their shoes” turns out to be problematic advice, according to new research published in the… 

Negative sounds emphasized in burned-out brains

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From the University of Helsinki press release: Approximately every fourth working aged Finn experiences symptoms of burnout that include exhaustion, cynicism and reduced professional efficacy and often also difficulties in concentration and memory. Licentiate in Psychology… 

Medical students, burnout and alcohol

From the Mayo Clinic media release: Medical students are more prone to alcohol abuse than their peers not attending medical school, especially if they are young, single and under a high debt load. That’s according to…