Psychological trauma in a relief worker - A case report from earthquake-struck areas of north Pakistan

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 458-461

  Bilal, Muhammad Sami ^a   Rana, Mowadat Huassain ^a   Rahim, Sajid ^a   Ali, Sohail ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

burnout; care providers; compassion fatigue; Pakistan Earthquake; secondary trauma; traumatic stress; vicarious trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CASE REPORT; DISASTER; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PAKISTAN; RELIEF WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38449099588     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005215     Document Type: Article

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