Burnout subtypes: Psychological characteristics, standardized diagnoses and symptoms course to identify aftercare needs

Abstract

Background To better understand individual differences between burnout inpatients and improve individually tailored treatments in a psychiatric hospital, cluster analysis based on a number of self-report measures was used to investigate psychosocial characteristics of 96 participants. Method Group membership was analyzed regarding associations with standardized measures of psychiatric and personality disorders. Moreover, symptom levels of burnout, depression, and general mental health were used to characterize the groups and to observe differential trajectories at admission, discharge, and follow-up. Results As in previous research, we identified four subtypes that differed in comorbidity, psychological characteristics and treatment outcome. This calls for tailored interventions for the more vulnerable patients. Conclusion The replicated and enriched characterization of burnout inpatients can help to optimally meet the differential needs of burnout patients.

Higher Resting Cardiovagal Activity Predicts Larger Decrease of Depressive Symptoms in Inpatients Treated for Stress-Related Depression

“…This study is part of a larger project, where inpatients of a ward of a psychiatric clinic specialized in the treatment of stress-related mental disorders were recruited in the context of a psychometric examination (Pallich et al, 2020; Pallich et al, 2021). The therapeutic program includes individual psychotherapy, group-psychotherapy, relaxation techniques, body therapy, massages, sports activities, fitness instructions, psychopharmacotherapy, and selected interventions from complementary medicine as Traditional Chinese Medicine (for a description of the treatment, see Hochstrasser et al, 2008).…”