Burnout syndrome designates a condition of emotional exhaustion accompanied by reduced performance.
It is considered the final stage of a progression from idealistic enthusiasm to disillusionment, depression and aggressiveness, via a series of frustrating experiences. A similar evolution has often been observed in patients undergoing treatment for a scalp condition with various therapeutics, especially with corticosteroids and antiseborrheics. Just as the burnout syndrome, which is not officially recognized as a disease, but, according to ICD-10 must be seen rather as a problem in coping with one’s life, the burnout of the scalp cannot be considered as a clinical entity but is a problematic condition that calls for a solution.
The present brochure outlines the causes, symptoms and treatment of the burnout of the scalp, with special reference to the Virginian Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), a well proven active principle of North American ethnomedicine, used successfully by native populations for the treatment of minor skin injuries and local inflammations of the skin. Discovered in 1866 by the missionary Dr. Charles Hawes, the distillate of the medicinal plant has progressively found its way, starting from the North American East Coast Into the dermatological practices of the World and, today, is more indicated than ever.
Professor Ralph M. Trüeb
Dermatologist and venerologist FMH
Allergology and clinical Immunology FMH
Bahnhofplatz 1A
CH-8304 Wallisellen
Switzerland