Burn-out syndrome-synonym: [Al-Ofool] syndrome Work-related stress in health workers and others

Burn-out syndrome is a stress event faced by different workers. Health professional and especially those in mental health field are vulnerable. Current thinking about causes, course and clinical features are discussed together with sound stragies for treatment and management in the light of presentation are tackled. The role played by health worker himself is given more importance in health promotion, well being and fair of patients and their happiness. Alternative term was suggested to replace the so called "burn-out" which describe closely the stressful situation and avoid the connotation, of ominous label of "burn-out" which implies a non-return to pre-state condition "Al-Ofool" syndrome