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Burnout and mental health

It’s impossible to understand burnout without first understanding the basics of mental health and mental illness. This is because essentially burnout is mental ill health manifesting in an organisation.

To effectively address burnout you have to know how to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental ill health. More importantly, you need to recognise the early warning signs, so you can be proactive in not only helping others, but also yourself.

It is sometimes difficult to figure out the difference between normal human emotions, like feeling fed-up, down in the dumps or worried, and more serious clinical disorders like depression. Where is the line between a diagnosable clinical illness and normal human suffering? ...

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