In its “Ask Well” column, the New York Times (8/23, Blum) discusses how to differentiate burnout from depression, conditions that have some overlapping symptoms. One “key differentiator is that burnout gets better when you step away from work, said…Rebecca Brendel,” MD, JD, President of the American Psychiatric Association. When people with burnout “take vacation time, or a mental health day, you feel at least slightly recharged.” Depression, on the other hand, “doesn’t go away if you change your circumstances.” Dr. Brendel stated, “There’s not that bounce-back effect,” adding, “It takes more than that.”
Related Links:
— “How Can I Tell if I’m Depressed or Burned Out? “Dani Blum, The New York Times, August 23, 2022