EEG Findings in Burnout Patients

Gilles van Luijtelaar; Marc Verbraak; Martijn van den Bunt; Ger Keijsers; Martijn Arns

doi:10.1176/jnp.2010.22.2.208

EEG Findings in Burnout Patients

Gilles van Luijtelaar^*, Marc Verbraak, Martijn van den Bunt, Ger Keijsers, Martijn Arns

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Abstract

The concept of burnout remains enigmatic since it is only determined by behavioral characteristics. Moreover, the differential diagnosis with depression and chronic fatigue syndrome is difficult. EEG-related variables in 13 patients diagnosed with burnout syndrome were compared with 13 healthy comparison subjects in order to explore the existence of neurobiological markers for burnout. Burnout patients showed reduced P300 amplitude, a lower alpha peak frequency and reduced beta power. These EEG-related differences in burnout patients differ from those described in the literature in depression and chronic fatigue patients. Our preliminary findings suggest that burnout might be considered as a separate clinical syndrome. (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2010; 22: 208-217)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	208-217
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2010.22.2.208
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS
COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
P300
ASYMMETRY
PERFORMANCE
DEPRESSION
COMPONENT
MEMORY
ALPHA
TWINS

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