Vicarious traumatization and secondary traumatic stress: A research synthesis

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-188

  Baird, Katie ^a,c   Kracen, Amanda C ^b  

^a Our Lady's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Secondary traumatic stress; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33748942956     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070600811899     Document Type: Conference Paper

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