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“There would have been less burnout - there would have been less psychological impact,” she said.

"The art of neurologic diagnosis requires meticulous observation, with careful attention paid to a patient's history, physical examination and neuroimaging. However, resident physicians face heavy workloads, burnout and emotional exhaustion due to the challenging nature of their training. These stressors have the potential to hinder residents' observational skills," explained first and corresponding author Tatiana Greige, MD, a former neurology resident at BMC.

That message struck a chord with other young people in the city of 12.6 million people, at a time when many in China complain of burnout from an overly-competitive job market.

He has also experienced periods of ill health which he now believes to be autistic burnout.

An illustrator from Bristol, who felt on the "edge of burnout" before being diagnosed with ADHD, is calling for increased awareness of the condition in the workplace.