Job Stress and Burnout treatment at The Gilbert Clinic

Job Stress & Burnout

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Job Stress and ‘burn out’ (the commonly used term for stress overload from work) are major problems that we are facing in the USA today. These problems are heading towards epidemic proportions in our society and affecting our health, contributing towards a myriad of severe conditions. The New York Times reported on Sept 5, 2004 that “Workplace stress costs the nation more than $300 billion each year in health care, missed work.” The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported the following statistics on stress and work.

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The same organization shows that this epidemic is not going away. It reports that

One-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives.

-Northwestern National Life

Three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago.

-Princeton Survey Research Associates

Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems or family problems.

-St. Paul Fire and Marine Innsuance Co.

What Is Job Stress?

Job stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Job stress can lead to poor health and even injury.

The concept of job stress is often confused with challenge, but these concepts are not the same. Challenge energizes us psychologically and physically, and it motivates us to learn new skills and master our jobs. When a challenge is met, we feel relaxed and satisfied. Thus, challenge is an important ingredient for healthy and productive work. The importance of challenge in our work lives is probably what people are referring to when they say "a little bit of stress is good for you”.

What are the Causes of Job Stress?

Nearly everyone agrees that job stress results from the interaction of the worker and the conditions of work. Views differ, however, on the importance of worker characteristics versus working conditions as the primary cause of job stress. These differing viewpoints are important because they suggest different ways to prevent stress at work.

According to one school of thought, differences in individual characteristics such as personality and coping style are most important in predicting whether certain job conditions will result in stress - in other words, what is stressful for one person may not be a problem for someone else. Although the importance of individual differences cannot be ignored, scientific evidence suggests that certain working conditions are stressful to most people.

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A Solution to the Problem

The Gilbert Clinic Programs, Lectures and Teaching seminars that have been created by Janine Blackman MD PhD and Jonathan Gilbert NCCAOM, are designed to alleviate the causes of stress. This is the basis of the work done at The Gilbert Clinic. You will find a range of services that we provide, and through all of them is the common thread of ‘stress healing’. From our breakthrough Health Restoration Program, our scientifically-based and insightful Nutrition and Lifestyle Classes for Optimal Weight Loss and Health, our Stress Management Lectures, or the individualized approaches in our private practices, there are solutions that are addressing not just the symptoms of stress but treating the causes. Our vision and practice comes from a belief that ‘you can take part in your life, on your terms’. We invite you to look at the following programs:

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Job Stress & Burnout

What Is Job Stress?

What are the Causes of Job Stress?

A Solution to the Problem

The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program

Nutrition and Lifestyle for Optimal Weight Loss and Health

Private Practices