Citation

Tateno M, Jovanovic N, Beezhold J, Uehara-Aoyama K, Umene-Nakano W, Nakamae T, Uchida N, Hashimoto N, Kikuchi S, Wake Y, Fujisawa D, Ikari K, Otsuka K, Takahashi K, Okugawa G, Watanabe N, Shirasaka T, Kato TA. Early Interv. Psychiatry 2018; 12(5): 935-937.

Affiliation

Burnout Syndrome Study (BoSS) Japan Group, Tokyo, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/eip.12466

PMID

28786526

Abstract

AIM: Burnout is a psychological condition that may occur in all workers after being exposed to excessive work-related stresses. We investigated suicidal ideation and burnout among Japanese psychiatric trainees as a part of the Burnout Syndrome Study (BoSS) International.

METHODS: In the Japanese branch, 91 trainees fully completed suicide ideation and behaviour questionnaire (SIBQ) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS).

RESULTS: Passive suicidal ideation was reported by 38.5% of Japanese trainees and 22.0% of them had experienced active suicidal ideation. The burnout rate among Japanese subjects was 40.0%. These results were worse compared to the all 1980 trainees who fully completed the main outcome measure in BoSS International, 25.9%, 20.4% and 36.7%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest a higher risk of suicide among Japanese residents. Japan has a higher suicide rate than other countries. Early detection of, and appropriate intervention for, suicidal ideation is important in preventing suicide in psychiatry residents.

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

burnout; depression; psychiatric trainee; suicidal ideation; suicide