The Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between the level of burnout subdomains and alexithymia among forensic physicians working in forensic institutions in Romania.
Material And Methods: A number of 37 forensic physicians were included in the survey. Burnout and alexithymia were measured by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Toronto Alexithymia Scale. The obtained data were processed using the SPSS 17.00 statistical software.
Results: The subjects obtained an average of 43.27±3.71, which corresponds to a low level of alexithymia. For burnout scores, we have obtained M=14.97±13.13 for emotional exhaustion, M=7.91±6.87 for depersonalization and M=33.18±10.59 for personal accomplishment (low-level for emotional exhaustion and medium-level burnout for the other two factors). Among the socio-demographic variables, only the age correlated positively with the burnout factor personal accomplishment. Positive correlations were identified between burnout factors and TAS-20. Comparative analysis results are important for the presence of insomnia, depression, teaching activity and looking for professional support after critical events.
Conclusions: Scores for forensic physicians are low-level for emotional exhaustion and medium-level for two subdomains and low-level for alexithymia. Factors revealed by the comparative analysis are important to adjust professional activity and to find strategies to cope with stressful professional events.
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