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Is that burnout or are you just tired?

Updated on: Jul 13, 2019, 11:32:33 IST
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The World Health Organization recently recognised occupational burnout as a medical condition. (Shutterstock Image)
The World Health Organization recently recognised occupational burnout as a medical condition. (Shutterstock Image)

In a report released in June, the World Health Organization defined burnout as a chronic process of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy due to an imbalance between job demands and the resources available to meet them

The World Health Organization recently recognised occupational burnout as a medical condition. A look at how it’s defined, how it differs from stress, and what you can do if you have it.

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    KumKum Dasgupta is with the opinion section of Hindustan Times. She writes on education, environment, gender, urbanisation and civil society. .

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