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Clinics in Davos that once tackled TB now treat burnout, depression

The World Economic Forum, held in Davos, has devoted sessions this year to discussions on how to lead a healthy organisation and a mindfulness retreat to help participants lower their blood pressure

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About three quarters of US workers experience job-related burnout, according to a 2019 Gallup study | Photo: Reuters

Catherine Bosley & Jana Randow | Bloomberg Zurich/Frankfurt
The clinics of Davos, built more than a century ago for treating tuberculosis, are now tackling afflictions of the 21st century.

A century after Thomas Mann’s novel about a German who travels to the Swiss resort to visit his ailing cousin, the well-healed are still trekking to the Alps for treatment, with burnout and depression among the reasons.

While some former sanatoriums like the Schatzalp, thought to be the setting for Mann’s book, now host vacationers and conference attendees, the century-old Hochgebirgsklinik is one of several in the region offering mental health services. The World Economic Forum, which holds its annual meeting