Strategies against Burnout for Intelligence Officers - Interviews with MSS, FSB, MI6, CIA, SSD and ISI Agents challenged with Occupational Burnout

During the Cold War Vienna became an intelligence stronghold. Then the Curtain fell. Yet even 30 years later, Vienna is the world leader in espionage. With at least 7,000 spies groping around in the Austrian capital, every second diplomat in Vienna can be linked to his or her country's intelligence agencies; which makes Vienna an ideal location to study stressed out spies and political fanatics active in the spy scene. The author of 'Bewaltigungs- und Praventionsstrategien des Burnout Syndroms bei Polizeibeamten in Wien' (Strategies against Burnout for Police Officers in Vienna), Mark O'Doherty provides an unprecedented insight into occupational burnout within the Intelligence Community - as well as the complex and intricate ramifications of espionage, assassinations and international politics. The study concludes that disruptive communication and lack of emotional intelligence among spies are the main causes for Burnout within the Intelligence Community - on a psychological, inter-agency and political level.