If your job burns you out, it looks like your heart health can suffer as well as your mental health, according to a study by researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine… …read more
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Job Burnout Linked With Higher Coronary Heart Disease Risk
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Getting burned out from your job isn’t just bad for mental health — it could be bad for your heart, too.
A new study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine shows an association between coronary heart disease, which is a major risk factor for heart attack, and job burnout.
The findings are based on analysis of 8,838 employed men and women between ages 19 and 67. The study participants underwent typical health exams, and then were followed for 3.4 years by Tel Aviv University researchers, at the end of which their coronary heart disease status and job burnout status were analyzed.