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ArticleAdministration and policy in mental health2025

Can Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians?

Jessica Barber, Sandra G Resnick

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Jessica BarberOffice of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, US Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven, CT, USA. Jessica.barber@va.gov.ORCID 0000-0001-9679-2003
Sandra G ResnickOffice of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, US Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven, CT, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burnout is a syndrome characterized by mental and emotional fatigue or exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lessened sense of personal accomplishment and efficacy. Burnout leads to negative consequences for mental health clinicians and for mental health care organizations. Measurement-based care (MBC) is a clinical process in which clinicians and clients use patient-generated data, also called treatment feedback, to collaboratively monitor mental health care and to inform goal-setting and treatment planning. We propose that MBC may improve the experience of care for both clients and clinicians, and ultimately protect against each of the three components of burnout. When combined with other organizational changes, adoption of MBC may support organizational level efforts to reduce burnout in mental health services.

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Burnout, ProfessionalMental Health ServicesHealth PersonnelHumansBurnoutFeedbackJob demands-resources theoryMeasurement-based carePatient-reported outcome measuresProgress-monitoringRoutine outcomes monitoring

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