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‘I cried reading parts of this book. Profoundly insightful, with infor mation that is superbly liberating about a phenomenon that imprisons too many of us. Highly recommend.’ Dr. Sonia Henry, bestselling author of Going Under ‘No one wants to cause burnout in others or be the victim of burnout. Avoiding both calamities requires a much deeper and clearer under standing of what causes burnout and what cures it. This book does precisely that.’ Adrian Piccoli, Professor, Gonski Institute for Education ‘A must for every senior executive and all HR professionals.’ Warren Hogan, banker and economist ‘Lawyers need to read this book: burnout doesn’t have to mean the end of your career.’ Alice Cooney, Principal Solicitor, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria Burnout Burnout: A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery is the first complete self-help guide to burnout, based on groundbreaking new research. Burnout is widespread among high achievers in the workplace, and the problem is becoming more prevalent and profound in its impact. This book contains new evidence-based tools for readers to work out for themselves whether they have burnout and generate a plan for recovery based on their personal situation. Chapters show readers how to recognise their own burnout patterns and how far they may have travelled into burnout territory, and provide research-based management approaches to help them regain their passions and build their resilience. Offering fascinating new insights into the biology of burnout, and stories from people who have rebounded from it, the book acts as a complete guide for anyone who suspects they may have burnout, for their friends and families, and for health professionals and employers. Professor Gordon Parker, AO, is a clinical psychiatrist and Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He previously headed university and hospital departments and was founder of the Black Dog Institute. He was the recipient of the Australian Mental Health Prize in 2020. Gabriela Tavella is a research officer at the University of New South Wales and is completing a PhD on burnout. Kerrie Eyers, AM, is a psychologist and writer. Burnout A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery Gordon Parker, Gabriela Tavella, and Kerrie Eyers Designed cover image: © Getty Images First published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 Gordon Parker, Gabriela Tavella and Kerrie Eyers The right of Gordon Parker, Gabriela Tavella and Kerrie Eyers to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Originally published in Australia by Allen & Unwin 2021 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Parker, Gordon, 1942-author. | Tavella, Gabriela, author. | Eyers, Kerrie, author. Title: Burnout : a guide to identifying burnout and pathways to recovery / Gordon Parker, Gabriela Tavella and Kerrie Eyers. Description: 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2022034307 (print) | LCCN 2022034308 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032367729 (Hardback) | ISBN 9781032358963 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781003333722 (eBook) Subjects: LCSH: Burn out (Psychology) Classification: LCC BF481 .P355 2023 (print) | LCC BF481 (ebook) | DDC 158.7/23--dc23/eng/20221017 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022034307 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022034308 ISBN: 978-1-032-36772-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-35896-3 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-33372-2 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003333722 Typeset in Times New Roman by Taylor & Francis Books Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 PART 1 What is burnout? 23 1 Burnout: Forerunners and variants 25 2 Burnout: Its modern history 32 3 Defining and identifying burnout 40 4 The Sydney studies 46 5 What burnout is NOT 56 6 Burnout versus depression 65 7 The biology of burnout 80 PART 2 Causes of burnout: The seed and the soil 91 8 The workers’ dilemma 93 9 The toxic workplace 103 10 Occupations at high risk 109 11 Forgotten caregivers 118 12 Predisposing factors 132 viii Contents 13 Perfectionism 139 PART 3 Overcoming burnout and rekindling the flame 149 14 Resolving burnout: An introduction 151 15 For managers 154 16 For workers and caregivers 162 17 De-stressing 175 18 Managing perfectionism 185 19 Pulling it all together 193 20 A final note and a personal story of Grace under pressure 206 PART 4 Appendices 213 Appendix A: The Sydney Burnout Measure (SBM) 215 Appendix B: Workplace triggers 220 Appendix C: Perfectionism scale 223 Appendix D: Resources for workers and caregivers 225 Index 234 Acknowledgements Our sincere thanks to the University of New South Wales and the National Health and Medical Research Council for making our research possible, to the Australian Government for providing a Research Training Program Scholarship, and to the Black Dog Institute for their support in advancing our burnout studies. To Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, for statistical wisdom and support. To Adam Bayes, for compiling and collating the research material on the biology of burnout. To Elizabeth Weiss, for first commissioning this book and then for providing her advice and wise and deft editorial judge ments. To Simone Ford, Pamela Dunne, Tom Bailey-Smith, Grace McDonnell and Tom Bedford, for skilled and perceptive editing of the highest order. To Grace McDonnell for her editorial perceptiveness in producing this international edition. Finally, to the study participants, patients and commentators who so generously shared their personal stories with us: you have inspired this book’s creation and brought its content to life.
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