I think that this has the practical implications that people suffering from burnout should at least consider whether they are depressed and consider treatment options with that in mind (e.g. antidepressants, therapy).
There’s a risk that the “burnout” framing limits the options people are considering (e.g. that they need rest / changes to their workplace). At the same time, there’s a risk that people underestimate the extent to which environmental changes are relevant to their depression, so changing their work environment should also be considered if a person does conclude they might be depressed.
Relatedly, I think in many cases burnout is better conceptualised as depression (perhaps with a specific work-related etiology).
Whether burnout is distinct from depression at all is a controversy within the literature:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272735815000173
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jclp.22229
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00284/full
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-18074-001
I think that this has the practical implications that people suffering from burnout should at least consider whether they are depressed and consider treatment options with that in mind (e.g. antidepressants, therapy).
There’s a risk that the “burnout” framing limits the options people are considering (e.g. that they need rest / changes to their workplace). At the same time, there’s a risk that people underestimate the extent to which environmental changes are relevant to their depression, so changing their work environment should also be considered if a person does conclude they might be depressed.