Every helping professional should be alert to the potential for burnout. kottler (2001) describes burnout as “the single most common personal consequence of practicing therapy” (p. 158).. According to linnerooth, mrdjenovich, and moore (2011), mental health professionals, versus other health providers, are at an increased risk of experiencing burnout. a study conducted by acker (2008) found that the levels of burnout among mental health. Burnout is a stress-related syndrome that often affects professionals working in emotionally loaded and highly interpersonal environments. mental health professionals (mhps) are long known to be.
Burnout among mental health professionals the study, led by marieke ledingham, a phd student at the university of notre dame australia, evaluated 55 mental health workers.. Compassion fatigue, secondary trauma stress, and burnout among licensed mental health professionals by kyle lee thompson dissertation submitted to the faculty of. The aims of this study are to identify the extent of stress and burnout experienced by healthcare professionals working in a mental health setting in singapore and to identify demographic characteristics and work situations associated with this stress and burnout..
