Professor Angela Ofori Atta, the Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Korle-bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has advised journalists to stop using offensive words to describe persons living with mental health illnesses. She said the use of derogatory words such as “dirty, mad, and lunatics,” had the tendency to place the…
Study reveals level of NZ worker burnout - the symptoms and the cure
27 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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AUT s study found essential workers were three times more likely to be suffering burnout. Photo / Getty Images
AUT s study found essential workers were three times more likely to be suffering burnout. Photo / Getty Images
The four signs of burn-out:
• Emotional exhaustion.
• Lack of emotional control. • Burnt-out workers are also significantly more likely to suffer depression, sleep problems or psychosomatic issues such as stomach cramps.
Photo / Getty
If you feel emotionally exhausted before your workday has even begun, you could be burnt out - and you could be in good company or, at least, in a lot of company.
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