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Burnout can lead to health problems: here's how to address underlying triggers

By Mallika Marshall, MD

January 4, 2023 / 5:38 PM EST / CBS Boston

Burnout can lead to health problems, researchers say

BOSTON --If you're feeling burned out, make it a New Year's resolution to get your life back in balance.

Burnout can affect job performance and lead to a host of health problems including insomnia, headaches, unhealthy eating, and depression.

A new book by a professor of psychiatry in Australia who researches burnout says it's not only important to treat the symptoms but to address the underlying triggers of burnout as well.

For some, the solution may be to take a break, examine their work/life balance, meditate, exercise, or spend more time with friends.

Others may need to actually change careers to reduce burnout and achieve greater life satisfaction.

Mallika Marshall, MD

Mallika Marshall, MD is an Emmy-award-winning journalist and physician who has served as the HealthWatch Reporter for CBS Boston/WBZ-TV for over 20 years. A practicing physician Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Marshall serves on staff at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital at the MGH Chelsea Urgent Care and the MGH Revere Health Center, where she is currently working on the frontlines caring for patients with COVID-19. She is also a host and contributing editor for Harvard Health Publications (HHP), the publishing division of Harvard Medical School.

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