Table 2.

Diagnostic criteria for stress-related Exhaustion Disorder as proposed by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare

Diagnostic criteria for exhaustion disorders
A	Physical and mental symptoms of exhaustion with a minimum of two weeks duration. The symptoms have developed in response to one or more identifiable stressors which have been present for at least 6 months.
B	Markedly reduced mental energy, which is manifested by reduced initiative, lack of endurance, or increase of time needed for recovery after mental efforts.
C	At least four of the following symptoms have been present most of the day, nearly every day, during the same 2-week period:
	1 Persistent complaints of impaired memory.
	2 Markedly reduced capacity to tolerate demands or to work under time pressure.
	3 Emotional instability or irritability.
	4 Insomnia or hypersomnia.
	5 Persistent complaints of physical weakness or fatigue.
	6 Physical symptoms such as muscular pain, chest pain, palpitations, gastrointestinal problems, vertigo or increased sensitivity to sounds.
D	The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
E	The symptoms are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g. a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g. hypothyroidism, diabetes, infectious disease).
F	The stress-related disorder does not meet the criteria for major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.