Compassion fatigue and psychological distress among social workers: A validation study

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-108

  Adams, Richard E ^a   Boscarino, Joseph A ^a,b,d   Figley, Charles R ^c  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Occupational stress; Secondary trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORKER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33745156401     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.103     Document Type: Article

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