The psychic costs of empathic engagement: Personal and demographic predictors of genetic counselor compassion fatigue

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 459-471

  Udipi, Sharanya ^a   Veach, Patricia McCarthy ^a   Kao, Juihsien ^a   LeRoy, Bonnie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Coping; Countertransference; Empathy; Genetic counselor compassion fatigue; Self care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 54049118748     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9162-3     Document Type: Article

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