Burnout for Experts: Prevention in the Context of Living and Working

261 Pages·2013·2.39 MB·English

by  Sabine Bährer-Kohler (auth.)

Burnout for Experts

Sabine Bährer-Kohler
Editor
Burnout for Experts
Prevention in the Context of Living
and Working
Editor
Sabine Bährer-Kohler
Dr. Bährer-Kohler & Partners
PO Box 3244
Peter-Merian-Str. 58
Basel , Switzerland
ISBN 978-1-4614-4390-2 ISBN 978-1-4614-4391-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4391-9
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Preface
Addressing the subject of burnout, this book contains an introductory chapter followed
by an in-depth survey of the international context, including the cost of illness
(Chapter 2), and some aspects of the history of burnout (Chapter 3).
Among other things, Chapter 4 explains the various phase models in detail, while
Chapter 5 describes common elements of and differences between depression and
burnout, including their respective medical treatments. Chapter 6 presents physical
and mental problems associated with burnout, containing results of Brazilian studies.
There are internal and external factors that are related to burnout. These diverse
factors, which may turn into risk factors, are described at length in Chapters 7 , 8 , 9
and 10 . To survey individual factors, as well as burnout per se, the appropriate tools
are required, some of which are explained in detail in Chapter 1 1 .
In the editor’s view, describing these factors is essential for surveying burnout, as
well as for its treatment, and especially for its prevention. The relationship between
prevention and communication is explained in Chapter 1 2 .
In dealing with burnout, active coping is as important as intervention, which may
be individual- or organization-related, or a combination and an interaction of the
two. These subjects are discussed in Chapters 1 3 and 14 .
Chapter 15 presents conclusions, emphasizing the importance of health promo-
tion. By the end of the book it is clear that burnout is a near-global, dynamic issue
that has numerous facets and is not always presented uniformly, not even in this
book.
There are different explanation algorithms, in fl uential determinants, survey tools,
results, treatment methods, and, apparently, different tasks for the future, all against
the background of the course each case takes in its overall context.
I am grateful to the publishers and especially the authors for their valuable con-
tributions and their willingness to cooperate.
Once again, I should like to thank my family for their invaluable understanding
and their near-in fi nite patience with me. Without your support and your love this
book would never have appeared in its present form.
Basel, Switzerland Sabine Bährer-Kohler

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Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
Sabine Bährer-Kohler
2 Burnout Syndrome in an International Setting .................................. 15
Francisco Javier Carod-Artal and Carolina Vázquez-Cabrera
3 Burnout: History of a Phenomenon ..................................................... 37
Flavio Muheim
4 Burnout Symptoms and Cycles of Burnout: The Comparison
with Psychiatric Disorders and Aspects of Approaches ..................... 47
Winitra Nuallaong
5 Treatment of Burnout: Overlap of Diagnosis ...................................... 73
Ulrich-Michael Hemmeter
6 Burnout Aspects of Physical and Mental Health Conditions ............. 89
Patricia Constantino, Edinilsa Ramos de Souza, Simone
Gonçalves de Assis, and Bruna Soares Chaves Correia
7 Burnout: Gender Aspects ...................................................................... 99
Shailesh Kumar and Graham Mellsop
8 Burnout: Risk Factors ........................................................................... 119
Omer Aydemir and Ilkin Icelli
9 Burnout Internal Factors—Self-esteem and Negative
Affectivity in the Workplace: The Mediation Role
of Organizational Identi fi cation in Times of Job Uncertainty ........... 145
Andrea Bosco, Manuela Nicoletta di Masi, and Amelia Manuti
10 Emotional Exhaustion and Psychosocial Work Factors ..................... 159
Minna Helkavaara
11 Burnout Examination ............................................................................ 169
Aleksandra Milićević-Kalašić
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12 Prevention and Communication: A Most Effective
Tailored Treatment Strategies for Burnout ......................................... 185
Dorothee Karl and Margret Fischer
13 Burnout and Active Coping with Emotional Resilience ..................... 201
Eva Garrosa and Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez
14 Burnout Interventions ........................................................................... 223
Ulla Walter , Martina Plaumann , and Caroline Krugmann
15 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 247
Sabine Bährer-Kohler
Index ................................................................................................................ 249
Contributors
Omer Aydemir, Prof. Dr. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine , Celal
Bayar University , Manisa , Turkey
Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Dr. Dr. Bährer-Kohler & Partners, PO Box 3244, Peter-
Merian-Str. 58, Basel , Switzerland
Andrea Bosco, Prof. (Ass.) Dr. Department of Psychology and Pedagogical and
Didactical Sciences , University of Bari , Bari , Italy
Francisco Javier Carod-Artal, Prof. Dr. Neurology Department , Virgen de la
Luz Hospital , Cuenca , Spain ; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona,
Spain
Patricia Constantino, Dr. Latin American Center of Violence and Health , Oswaldo
Cruz Foundation-FIOCRUZ/Health Ministry/Fernandes Figueira Institute ,
Manguinhos-Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Bruna Soares Chaves Correia Latin American Center of Violence and Health ,
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation-FIOCRUZ/Health Ministry , Manguinhos-Rio de
Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Simone Gonçalves de Assis, Dr. Latin American Center of Violence and Health ,
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation-FIOCRUZ/Health Ministry , Manguinhos-Rio de
Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Edinilsa Ramos de Souza, Dr. Latin American Center of Violence and Health ,
O swaldo Cruz Foundation-FIOCRUZ/Health Ministry, M anguinhos-Rio de
Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Manuela Nicoletta di Masi Aeroporti di Puglia SpA , Viale Enzo Ferrari, Palese
Bari , Italy
Margret Fischer Echt. Coaching , Heidelberg , Germany
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