Mental fatigue, cognitive performance and autonomic response following sustained mental activity in clinical burnout

CONCLUSION: Patients with clinical burnout are affected differently than healthy controls by sustained mental activity, as reflected by ratings of perceived mental fatigue, aspects of cognitive performance and autonomic response. Further investigation into the role of autonomic regulation in relation to cognitive symptoms in clinical burnout is warranted.PMID:37598882 | DOI:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108661

Source: Biological Psychology - August 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hanna M Gavelin Anna Stigsdotter Neely Ingela Aronsson Maria Josefsson Linus Andersson Source Type: research