Mikhail Varshavski: “Burnout is almost similar to a medical condition that we…”

“How do you define burnout as a doctor? Because I feel like people have different definitions. Sometimes it's hard to grasp what it is until. Yeah, I feel like Burnout is almost similar to a medical condition that we call dysthymia in healthcare. where major depressive disorder is for a set number of months, you have these symptoms that are in line with major depressive disorder versus dysthymia is this long standing low level of not necessarily depression, but sadness.” (1:10:37–1:10:45)

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