Stress in the courtroom: Call for research

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-250

  Chamberlain, Jared ^a   Miller, Monica K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Judge stress; Judicial decision making; Secondary traumatic stress; Vicarious traumatization; Work related burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949098298     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710802014485     Document Type: Review

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