Abstract
Burnout is a phenomenon characterized by high emotional exhaustion—feelings of energy depletion, high depersonalization (i.e., cynicism) and detachment from the job, and loss of professional efficacy—sense of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. In fact, it has received a certain kind of official imprimatur by having its own ICD-10 code and now it is considered a “syndrome,” although it is not classified as a medical condition. In the ICD-11 classification, burnout appears in the section on problems related to employment or unemployment. Burn-out is included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. It is not classified as a medical condition. It has to be related to the occupational context, but it’s not just fatigue or even emotional drain that follows a busy night on call, especially when you know all you need is a good night’s sleep. It is also not depression.
