Compassion Fatigue and the Veterinary Health Team

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-134

  Cohen, Susan P ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPASSION FATIGUE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRYING; DISSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDITATION; NONHUMAN; OBSESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAMWORK; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; SELF CARE; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845240147     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.09.006     Document Type: Review

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