Burnout: a brief theoretical approach in the current global context

Abstract

The study of the burnout syndrome is important in order to explain and identify its main defining coordinates, causes and trends, being seen as a disease of the modern world. Overall, the present study provides a theoretical analysis of the burnout syndrome, through the investigation of the specialized scientific literature. After a brief (1) introduction to the context, the study provides a series of answers to several questions such as: (2) Short theoretical discussion: What is burnout?; (3) How does it manifest?; (4) What are the main risk factors favouring the appearance and maintenance of burnout?; (5) What are the consequences of burnout? (6) Burnout: What are the main methods and techniques of prevention and treatment?. The study concludes with a series of relevant discussions and (7) conclusions. The main purpose of the study is to outline a clear picture of the burnout syndrome, which can later contribute to future empirical studies.