Also, I'm concerned about establishing burn-out as a disease (as am I with most psychological diseases) because the victim mentality can set in pretty quick Ye

Also, I'm concerned about establishing burn-out as a disease (as am I with most psychological diseases) because the victim mentality can set in pretty quick Yes, kind of like how people with major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and a host of other psychological afflictions feel like victims. Of course, they are. That the problems are mental is no reason to put these things any lower on the "serious" scale than physical problems. I'm all for accuracy and debate when figuring out whether certain "diseases" are made up or not, but once there's clear evidence that something is real, to pretend that it's not just because some people might use it as an excuse is ridiculous and cruel. Sure, people might abuse this as an excuse, sort of like how they lie all the time about the stomach flu and dying grandmothers, but that doesn't change the seriousness of the situation (and the fact that you really can't work) when you actually have one of those things happen to you. And the solution is, as before, to sniff out bullshit and punish it, not reject wholesale what doctors are saying is a legitimate excuse. Of course, this has only been a single article, this is certainly not as well established as most other psychological problems are, so the jury is still out, for sure.