Episode Summary

In this episode, Stacey Steele draws on her own experience as a psychologist diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and a growing body of research, to explore the specific intersection of neurodivergence and occupational burnout in helping professionals.

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Research Referenced

• Executive function deficits mediate the link between ADHD and job burnout
• Emotional dysregulation as a core symptom of adult ADHD
• Experiences of medical students with ADHD
• ADHD in medical students and professionals — qualitative phenomenological study
• Stress and work-related mental illness among working adults with ADHD
• Strengths and challenges of ADHD in employment — systematic review
• Workplace interventions for burnout in healthcare — systematic review
• Neurodiversity in the healthcare profession
• Career sustainability and adult ADHD diagnosis
• Neurodiversity and inclusive workplaces — health disparities
• Working sustainably with ADHD or autism in the workplace
• ADHD in medical learners and physicians
• Systematic review: ADHD prevalence in medical students. (Lee & Zhang, 2025. Frontiers in Psychiatry.)