Police trauma encounters: Precursors of compassion fatigue

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-80

  Violanti, John M ^a   Gehrke, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BG Inst Occup Hlth/Safety (BGAG)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Gender; Police; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 3242888217     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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