Burn-out is now an officially recognised phenomenon by the WHO and included in the ICD-11 (WHO, 2018) but is classed as an occupational condition instead of a medical condition.

In a study of 677 employed individuals, high levels of bsaeline burn-out symptoms was significantly associated with the development of T2DM, OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.9 (Melamed, Shirom, Toker, & Shapira, 2006).