Psychiatry International · Published 2026-06-01 · DOI 10.3390/psychiatryint7030116
Research on burnout has been a consistent and increasingly popular topic since the 1970s when it was first defined. The focus of publications regarding burnout spans studies of various occupations, countries, age groups, social groups, and effects. A recent development is the documenting of brain changes associated with burnout. This review aims to investigate the peer-reviewed publications on this topic published in 2025. Although not a scoping review because it is limited to one year and peer-reviewed reports, this study follows the standardized PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews as the methodology. The search was of five relevant databases: Google Scholar, OVID, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Brain changes AND burnout AND 2025 are the keywords searched. The keywords were limited to these to identify those articles where researchers themselves connected a relationship between brain changes and burnout during 2025. The results were several perspectives that investigated burnout, and the brain changes were various. The findings differ depending on the measurement tools used for burnout assessment, as discussed. The purpose of conducting the review is to aid psychiatrists in identifying the most recent research to enhance patient treatment options by considering current information on this developing topic.
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Nash, C. (2026). An Assessment Aid Intended for Psychiatrists Regarding 2025 Peer-Reviewed Publications on Burnout and Associated Brain Changes Following PRISMA-ScR Guidelines. Psychiatry International. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7030116