Burn-out is not a disease after all, says WHO

Burn-out was mistakenly announced as a medical condition by the WHO, which corrected its mistake a day later. — AFP

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 28, 2019, that “burn-out” remains an “occupational phenomenon” that could lead someone to seek care, but it is not considered a medical condition.

The clarification came a day after the organisation mistakenly said it had listed burn-out in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) for the first time.