Breaking Point: Job Stress, Occupational Depression, and the Myth of Burnout

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Irvin Sam Schonfeld (New School for Social Research; CUNY Graduate Center, NY) Renzo Bianchi (NTNU)

Breaking Point

Job Stress, Occupational Depression, and the Myth of Burnout

Irvin Sam Schonfeld (New School for Social Research; CUNY Graduate Center, NY), Renzo Bianchi (NTNU)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
30 May 2025

Psychiatry; Occupational therapy; Popular medicine & health

Burnout has become a popular indicator of the distress that individuals can experience at work. In Breaking Point: Job Stress, Occupational Depression, and the Myth of Burnout, the authors, in the context of more than a decade of research, show how the phenomenon hidden behind the label of burnout is, in fact, depressive in nature.

This book unravels the connections between work, depression, and burnout. The authors underline the dangers of mislabeling a depressive condition as burnout, including misdiagnosis, improper treatment, and unaddressed suicidality. Finally, they offer a path forward for individuals and society. By recognizing the depressive roots of burnout, human resources specialists and occupational health professionals can refer employees for appropriate treatment and understand how and why problematic working conditions must be changed.

Review the history of depression and burnout and their connection to work Learn about research that supports occupational depression as a more valuable construct than burnout Understand and address the stigma that inhibits affected employees from seeking treatment Discover specific, research-grounded actions that occupational health specialists can take to prevent and address depression and burnout in the workplace

By: Irvin Sam Schonfeld (New School for Social Research; CUNY Graduate Center NY), Renzo Bianchi (NTNU)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781394249497
ISBN 10: 1394249497
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irvin Sam Schonfeld is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at The City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Renzo Bianchi is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and an Extraordinary Professor of Psychology at the WorkWell Research Unit at North-West University.