Burnout Syndrome of Japanese Mental Health Professionals

Cross‐cultural validation of factor structure in the Japanese Counselor Burnout Inventory

“…As the need and demand for mental health treatment increased in Japan, many researchers (Anderson, 2000; Jin & Lee, 2010; Narumoto, Nakamura, Kitabayashi, Shibata, Nakamae, & Fukui, 2008) reported that professional counselors experienced occupational stress such as heavy case‐loads, conflicts with staff or coworkers, and a lack of social or network support, which may lead to burnout. However, burnout research in Japan has been primarily conducted with a focus on human service professionals such as nurses (Higashiguci, Morikawa, Miura, Nishijo, Tabata, Ishizaki, & Nakagawa, 1999), social workers (Takeda, Yokoyamana, Miyake, & Ohida, 2002), and home health‐care workers (Fujiwara, Tsukishima, Tsutsumi, Kawakami, & Kishi, 2003) rather than professional counselors and psychotherapists.…”

“…However, burnout research in Japan has been primarily conducted with a focus on human service professionals such as nurses (Higashiguci, Morikawa, Miura, Nishijo, Tabata, Ishizaki, & Nakagawa, 1999), social workers (Takeda, Yokoyamana, Miyake, & Ohida, 2002), and home health‐care workers (Fujiwara, Tsukishima, Tsutsumi, Kawakami, & Kishi, 2003) rather than professional counselors and psychotherapists. Studies specifically related to Japanese counselors' burnout are scant (Jin & Lee, 2010).…”