What keeps you up at night? Genetics professionals' distressing experiences in patient care

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 289-297

  Bernhardt, Barbara A ^a   Silver, Rachel ^b   Rushton, Cynda Hylton ^c,d,e   Micco, Ellyn ^f   Geller, Gail ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^f FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Countertransference; Distress; Genetic service providers; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

FAMILY; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSES; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 77952543061     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181db82d9     Document Type: Article

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