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> Burn-out is included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. It is not classified as a medical condition.

Internet doctors in shambles after learning they're just occupational therapists.

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The problem with affective mental disorders is that they evade classification. Burnout can look like anxiety disorder, depression or PTSD.

By that definition it is indeed an occupational phenomenon, but in practice that classification doesn't help much.

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