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Document ID (ISN)105634
CIS number 06-1249
Year 2006
Convention or series no. NTP 704
Author(s) Fidalgo Vega M.
Title Burnout syndrome (I): Definition and generation process
Original title Síndrome de estar quemado por el trabajo o "burnout" (I): definición y proceso de generación [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2006. 6p. Illus. 9 ref.
Internet access http://www.mtas.es//insht/ntp/ntp_704.htm [in Spanish]
Abstract This information note examines definitions of burnout, discusses how the condition develops and identifies risk factors related to work organization, personal characteristics and organizational change. See NTP 705 (CIS 06-1250) for information on the consequences, evaluation and prevention of burnout.
Descriptors (primary) Spain; stress factors; psychology and sociology
Descriptors (secondary) human relations; data sheet; work organization
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Psychological factors
Mental stress and burnout