title: The burnout syndrome and associated personality disturbances. The study in three graduate programs in Dentistry at the University of Barcelona.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine the presence of "burnout" syndrome and characteristic personality patterns in the students and faculty of three graduate programs in Dentistry at the University of Barcelona: Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Department of Orthodontics and Department of Integrated Dentistry.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out in 78 dentists. The level of "burnout" was evaluated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, socio-demographic variables and, finally, the personality test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Oral surgeons constituted the group of high-level "burnout". The profile of an individual with a propensity to "burn out" is a single man, with a median age of 27, that is in the first years of the graduate program and that combines studies with 30 hours of clinical practice and/or other work (p<0,05). Narcissistic and borderline are the types of personality most frequently found in the individuals that present "burnout" syndrome (p<0,05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, no high levels of "burnout" were registered in the studied population, only 2-3%, if applying strict definition of "burnout", and 10% if these criteria were amplified. We believe it is necessary to identify the individuals with a tendency towards "burnout", in order to establish preventive measures and avoid future negative behaviour at work as well as at the personal level.
authors.affiliation: University of Barcelona Dental School, Spain.
authors.forename: Aurelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alemany Martínez
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berini Aytés
authors.forename: Cosme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay Escoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013030:Spain; D013335:Students, Dental; D014495:Universities