Compassion fatigue: What is it? why does it matter? recognizing the symptoms, acknowledging the impact, developing the tools to prevent compassion fatigue, and strengthen the professional already suffering from the effects

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 239-242

  Showalter, Sherry E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Compassion fatigue; Depression; Grief; Professional caregivers; Secondary trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; GRIEF; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; TERMINAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; GRIEF; HUMANS; SELF CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77953581306     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109354096     Document Type: Article

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