Title: Research roundup: Burnout in mental health providers
Headings: Research roundup: Burnout in mental health providers
Research roundup: Burnout in mental health providers
Professional burnout in mental health practitioners and strategies for managing and preventing burnout.
Garcia, H.A., McGeary, C.A., Finely, E.P., McGeary, D.D., Ketchum, N.S., & Peterson, A.L. (2016). The influence of trauma and patient characteristics on provider burnout in VA post-traumatic stress disorder speciality programmes. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89, 66-81.
Viehl, C., Dispenza, F., McCullough, R., & Guvensel, K. (2017). Burnout among sexual minority mental health practitioners: Investigating correlates and predictors. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4, 354-361.
Somoray, K., Shakespeare-Finch, J., & Armstrong, D. (2017). The impact of personality and workplace belongingness on mental health workers’ professional quality of life. Australian Psychologist, 52, 52-61.
Jergensen, K. (2017). Practice what you preach: An exploration of DBT therapists personal skill utilization in burnout prevention. Clinical Social Work Journal. DOI:10.1007/s10615-017-0633-6.
Clinical implications

Content: Studies estimate that anywhere between 21 percent and 61 percent of mental health practitioners experience signs of burnout (Morse et al., 2012). Burnout has been associated with workplace climate, caseload size and severity of client symptoms (Acker, 2011; Craig & Sprang, 2010; Thompson et al., 2014). In contrast, studies examining burnout prevention have found that smaller caseloads, less paperwork and more flexibility at work are associated with lower rates of burnout (Lent & Schwartz, 2012). Burnout results in negative outcomes for both practitioners and their clients. Symptoms of burnout are not solely psychological; burnout has also been linked to physical ailments such as headaches and gastrointestinal problems (Kim et al.,