Occupational burnout is thought to result from long-term, unresolvable, job stress. in 1974, herbert freudenberger became the first researcher to publish in a psychology-related journal a paper that used the term burnout.the paper was based on his observations of the volunteer staff (including himself) at a free clinic for drug addicts. he characterized burnout by a set of symptoms that. Estimates from public health england put the cost to the nhs of staff absence due to poor health at
