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Burnout, Adjustment Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Risk Factors, Impact, Preventive Strategies and Treatment Options

A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems Neuroscience".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 985

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Martina Corsi

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Occupational Health Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Pisa, Italy
Interests: neuroscience; trauma-related disorders; occupational diseases
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Prof. Dr. Rudy Foddis

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Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: neuroscience; trauma-related disorders; occupational diseases

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Burnout, adjustment disorder (AD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a set of serious psychological reactions and psychiatric disorders that can be developed following exposure to traumatic or stressful events.

Despite their prevalence worldwide and the detrimental effect on individual and even public health, it is not easy to distinguish these three conditions or establish the link between them and other mental health disorders. Risk factors, neurobiological characteristics and symptom clusters present extensive overlap and are also influenced by cultural and social context.

In this regard, diagnosis as well as preventive and treatment strategies are still a difficult challenge for mental health and occupational physicians.

This Special Issue aims to further elucidate the difference between these conditions in order to contribute to and define precise pathways toward prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options.

We solicit studies that fit the aim of the Special Issue. In particular, we welcome studies on populations that are still little explored or studies that present innovative and strong methodology through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Dr. Martina Corsi
Prof. Dr. Rudy Foddis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • burnout
  • AD
  • PTSD
  • psychosocial risk
  • AI
  • prevention
  • diagnosis
  • treatment

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A Multidisciplinary Occupational Medicine-Based Intervention Protocol for Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management in High-Stress Professional Environments
by Martina Corsi, Dorotea Stefanini, Isabella Biagioni, Chiara Bertini, Matteo Accardo, Mirko Bottari, Claudia Antunes, Laura Lazzarini, Ilaria Pertici, Chiara Ciarfella, Giovanni Tritto, Salvio Perretta, Poupak Fallahi and Rudy Foddis
Brain Sci. 2025, 15(9), 958; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090958 - 2 Sep 2025
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Background/Objectives: Workplace conflict and aggression pose significant psychosocial risks across diverse professional sectors. This protocol outlines a novel, university-based educational intervention. Developed by a multidisciplinary team from the University Hospital of Pisa, Italy, including occupational physicians and a psychiatrist specializing in work and [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Workplace conflict and aggression pose significant psychosocial risks across diverse professional sectors. This protocol outlines a novel, university-based educational intervention. Developed by a multidisciplinary team from the University Hospital of Pisa, Italy, including occupational physicians and a psychiatrist specializing in work and organizational psychology, its primary purpose is to enhance conflict prevention and crisis management skills. While initially developed and tested within the veterinary sector due to its identified vulnerabilities, the intervention is inherently generalizable to any high-stress professional environment characterized by intense client, customer, or public interactions. Methods: The intervention integrates didactic instruction with active, immersive learning through tailored role-playing scenarios simulating real-world challenging encounters. This study protocol details the structured methodology for evaluating the immediate effectiveness of this training. We are using a specifically developed efficacy scale to assess outcomes. Results: The results demonstrate a significant improvement in all assessed skills from the pre-training to the post-training evaluation. For every item on the scale, the median scores increased, indicating a positive shift in overall group performance. The p-value for each item was <0.001, confirming that the observed improvements were statistically significant. These results demonstrate enhanced conflict resolution skills, improved communication, and an increased sense of self-efficacy among participants. Conclusions: This protocol offers a comprehensive and generalizable approach to addressing workplace psychosocial risks through an innovative educational intervention. A key future goal involves advancing this training methodology by integrating virtual reality (VR) environments with AI-driven avatars for role-playing, aiming to achieve a more realistic and impactful learning experience and sustained behavioral change. Full article
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