Pediatrician self-care after disasters

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Madrid, Paula A ^a   Schacher, Stephanie J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Disaster response; Hurricane Katrina; Mental health; Pediatrician self care; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; SELF CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33846061701     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0099V     Document Type: Review

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