Better ways to measure cognitive exhaustion could point to treatments for long COVID and other debilitating disorders.

Fatigue can stem from a variety of illnesses and life stressors, but when that exhaustion lasts for months it may indicate a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome.

In this first of two posts on fatigue, I will attempt to clarify what fatigue is, discuss what happens when we feel fatigued, and explain what makes fatigue unique among other subjective experiences.

Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) causes severe fatigue and cognitive difficulties without a known cure. Manage stress and know your limits to prevent CFS symptom flares. Medications and therapy can help ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...

Truly caring for or about someone can be exhausting — hence the term compassion fatigue. The phrase was first coined in 1992 by a nurse, Carla Joinson, to describe the physical, emotional, and ...

The problem? Most organizations push too much change, too fast. When employees experience back-to-back transformations without clear direction or support, they hit a wall. This is called change ...

Sandy Bruno, youth and family coordinator at Comfort Zone Camp, a national nonprofit bereavement camp for grieving families, experienced compassion fatigue in the aftermath of her husband's death. She ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, was once considered a rare disease — if it was even considered a real disease at all. People who complained to their doctor about ...