New York city social workers after 9/11: Their attachment, resiliency, and compassion fatigue

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-116

  Tosone, Carol ^a   Bettmann, Joanna E ^b   Minami, Takuya ^c   Jasperson, Rachael A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Compassion fatigue; Emergency mental health; Resilience; Social workers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 78649411166     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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