The contribution of therapist beliefs to psychological distress in therapists: An investigation of vicarious traumatization, burnout and symptoms of avoidance and intrusion

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-428

  McLean, Sara ^a   Wade, Tracey D ^a   Encel, Jason S ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Flinders University ^*

Author keywords

Burnout; Therapist beliefs; Therapist distress; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CONCEPT FORMATION; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0242511704     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246580300403X     Document Type: Review

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