The impact on the interviewer of holocaust survivor narratives: Vicarious traumatization or transformation?

Traumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-231

  Goldenberg, Jennie ^a  

^a PENN Council for Relationships   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Holocaust survivor interviewers; Holocaust survivors; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249103141     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153476560200800405     Document Type: Article

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