Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations
Pamela Wible MD
JUNE 20, 2025
He overheard the term and used it to describe himself and clinic staff in a 1974 article on staff burnout detailing long-term physical and psychological job stress. Psychiatrists define burnout as a job-related dysphoria in an individual without major psychopathy—meaning you’re normal; your job is killing you. So what’s the real issue?
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