title: [Cognitive impairments accompanying the burnout syndrome - a review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The rising prevalence of the burnout syndrome has increasingly moved it into the focus of scientific interest. In addition to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, particularly reduced personal accomplishment has strong societal and economic effects. In recent years reduced personal accomplishment has increasingly been linked to cognitive impairment. However, up to now only a few studies have objectively assessed cognitive deficits in burnout patients. This article gives an overview of 16 studies which examined cognitive abilities in burnout patients. The findings are partly contradictory, probably due to methodical differences. Consensus has emerged concerning impairments of executive functions, i.a. vigilance, and memory updating and monitoring. Multifactorial causation may underlie the cognitive impairments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Targeted longitudinal studies are necessary in order to identify the affected cognitive functions and be able to make causal inferences on links between the burnout syndrome and specific cognitive impairments.
authors.affiliation: Therapiezentrum Justuspark BVA, Bad Hall, Linzer Straße 7, 4540, Bad Hall, Österreich. karin.riedrich@bva.at.|Abteilung für Biologische Psychologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, 8010, Graz, Österreich. karin.riedrich@bva.at.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5041-2471
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riedrich
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Biologische Psychologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, 8010, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Elisabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 2, 8036, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dalkner
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 2, 8036, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reininghaus
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Biologische Psychologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, 8010, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papousek
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, 8010, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwerdtfeger
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 2, 8036, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: Helmut K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.affiliation: Therapiezentrum Justuspark BVA, Bad Hall, Linzer Straße 7, 4540, Bad Hall, Österreich.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reininghaus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Attention; Burnout; Cognition; Executive functioning; Memory; Work stress