Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for Exhaustion Disorder according to the National Board of Health and Welfare (2003)

A	Physical and mental symptoms of exhaustion with minimum 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	If criteria for major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder are met, exhaustion disorder is set a co-morbid condition.