ArticleBJPsych open2022
Exhaustion disorder: scoping review of research on a recently introduced stress-related diagnosis.
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Acute Psychological and Physiological Exercise Effects Among Patients With Stress-related Exhaustion Disorder. Role of Exercise Intensity.
Step by Step Back - A Feasibility Study of a CBT-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Stress-Related Exhaustion
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The experienced route to cognitive health: Cognitive recovery in persons with prior stress-related Exhaustion disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-over randomized trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Healthcare consumption among patients with stress-related exhaustion: a register-based study in Swedish primary care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Narratives of recovery from persistent fatigue: a stepwise learning process.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Facilitating Return to Work through a Broader Perspective on Vocational Rehabilitation: Insights from Patients with Stress-Related Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Sickness absence due to mental disorders among young adults: A register-based comparison of Finnish and Swedish speakers in Finland.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2026Article
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- Workplace Adjustments and Sick Leave Duration Among Individuals with Stress-Related Disorders: A Longitudinal Register Follow-up in Sweden.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Navigating the development of social innovations: design of nature-based interventions in purpose driven SMEs.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Experiences of returning to work after sick leave due to exhaustion disorder: a qualitative content analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Assessing the Effect of a Rehabilitation Intervention on Exhaustion Disorders, Depression, and Return to Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Exhaustion disorder: the genesis of a diagnosis that exists only in Sweden.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Noofen 250 mg Capsules for the Management of Anxious-Neurotic Symptoms in Patients with Adjustment Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Blood Metabolic Biomarkers of Occupational Stress in Healthcare Professionals: Discriminating Burnout Levels and the Impact of Night Shift Work.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Physicians' experiences of assessing and supporting fatigued patients in primary care: a focus group study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Exhaustion Disorder in Primary Care: A Comparison With Major Depressive Disorder and Adjustment Disorder.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2025Article
- Urine Metabolomic Patterns to Discriminate the Burnout Levels and Night-Shift-Related Stress in Healthcare Professionals.Metabolites · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSymptoms related to chronic stress are prevalent and entail high societal costs, yet there is a lack of international consensus regarding diagnostics and treatment. A new stress-related diagnosis, exhaustion disorder, was introduced into the Swedish version of ICD-10 in 2005. Since then, use of the diagnosis has increased rapidly.
aimsTo create the first comprehensive synthesis of research on exhaustion disorder to report on the current state of knowledge. Preregistration: Open Science Framework (http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">osf.io), doi 10.17605/OSF.IO/VFDKW.
methodA PRISMA-guided scoping review of all empirical studies of exhaustion disorder was conducted. Searches were run in the MEDLINE, PsycInfo and Web of Science databases. Data were systematically charted and thematically categorised based on primary area of investigation.
resultsEighty-nine included studies were sorted into six themes relating to lived experience of exhaustion disorder (
conclusionsMore research is needed to build a solid knowledge base for exhaustion disorder. International collaboration regarding the conceptualisation of chronic stress and fatigue is warranted to accelerate the growth of evidence.
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