The Relationship between Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Burnout Symptoms in Psychiatrists with Different Therapeutic Approaches

Abstract Burnout is a serious problem for psychiatrists that has implications for clinical practice and personal health. While burnout is known to affect cognitive functions, no studies have examined the relationship between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and burnout. This study aimed to examine thi...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2017-06, Vol.252, p.284-288
Main Authors: Gul, Ahmet, Gul, Hesna, Ozkal, Ummuhan Ceviz, Kincir, Zeliha, Gultekin, Gozde, Emul, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Cognition
Depersonalization - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - methods
Psychotherapists
Sluggish cognitive tempo
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:Abstract Burnout is a serious problem for psychiatrists that has implications for clinical practice and personal health. While burnout is known to affect cognitive functions, no studies have examined the relationship between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and burnout. This study aimed to examine this relationship and related factors as socio-demographic, occupational environment in psychiatrists. Participants(n=201, aged between 25–52 years,57.7% female) completed socio-demographic information form, Maslach Burnout Inventory and SCT Scale. According to our results, we have shown that total burnout scores and emotional exhaustion (EE) scores were significantly higher in psychiatrists with SCT. SCT scores were positively correlated with mean total burnout, EE, and depersonalization scores. We did not find any differences between subgroups according to departments, therapeutic approaches and gender. In conclusion, we want to highlight that psychiatrists with SCT were more proneness to general burnout symptoms and were more emotionally exhausted regardless of their therapeutic approach or their profession as adult or child/adolescent psychiatrists.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.03.015