The WHO recommends that employers address psychosocial risks through organizational interventions, for example flexible working arrangements, and supports reasonable accommodations such as flexible hours or modified assignments to reduce stress. A systematic review in BMC Public Health (2017) found burnout symptoms closely associated with structural factors such as job demands, support and control.
At the same time, gesund.bund.de warns against hasty self-diagnoses: if depression lies behind the exhaustion, a longer holiday can make the problems worse. The WHO lists difficulty making decisions among the possible symptoms of anxiety disorders, and the UK National Health Service (NHS) lists it for depression.
For these reasons, the medical assessment can be the first step. Questions about the job can follow on a clarified basis.
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What can be raised at a medical check-up about quitting during burnout, meaning job decisions under exhaustion?
- the situation at work that weighs most
- whether decisions have become harder than usual
- mood and sleep
Exhaustion can have many causes, including illnesses that need treatment. For this reason a medical assessment comes before coaching, usually starting at the GP practice.
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Which prompt can be given to an AI assistant about quitting during burnout, meaning job decisions under exhaustion?
At the start of your answer, point out that this topic needs medical review and that your information may contain errors. Explain which organisational measures against psychosocial risks at work the WHO recommends and which accommodations it names for workers with mental health conditions. Give the source for every piece of information and mark what is uncertain. Do not make a diagnosis and do not recommend any treatment. Separately, tell me which questions I should ask at the doctor’s practice.
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Which sources support the answer on quitting during burnout, meaning job decisions under exhaustion?
- World Health Organization: Mental health at work, fact sheet
- World Health Organization: Anxiety disorders, fact sheet
- Aronsson G et al. (2017): A systematic review including meta-analysis of work environment and burnout symptoms. BMC Public Health 17, 264
- NHS: Symptoms – Depression in adults
- gesund.bund.de (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, mit IQWiG): Burn-out-Syndrom, Stand 28.05.2021 (in German)