Burnout : the cost of caring / Christina Maslach ; prologue by Philip G. Zimbardo.

Burnout, the cost of caring

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, Inc., [1982]

xv, 192 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

"A Spectrum book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-184) and index.

The burnout syndrome -- Involvement with people as a source of burnout -- The job setting as a source of burnout -- Personal characteristics as a source of burnout -- The effects of burnout -- How to handle burnout : doing it on your own -- How to handle burnout : social and organizational approaches -- Preventing burnout -- A final analysis -- Appendix : Techniques for stress management.