Author: Dr Peremarty MD: Sleep and general medicine
A syndrome at the turning point between tiredness and depression?
Burnout is a
human relationship disease, close to depressive state, preceded by a
heavy load of stress combined with a lot of personal frustration.
Its evolution, which remains silent over a long period, can end in suicide (in case of depression) or induce health endangering behaviours (tobacco, alcohol, drugs and medication abuse).
In Japan, Karoshi, (or Karushi - literally: death (shi) from overwork (karu) - describes a decease (no matter the cause of death itself) related to an excessive work schedule .
Its evolution, which remains silent over a long period, can end in suicide (in case of depression) or induce health endangering behaviours (tobacco, alcohol, drugs and medication abuse).
In Japan, Karoshi, (or Karushi - literally: death (shi) from overwork (karu) - describes a decease (no matter the cause of death itself) related to an excessive work schedule .