Does caring for trauma patients lead to psychological stress in surgeons?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-184

  Warren, Ann Marie ^a   Jones, Alan L ^a   Shafi, Shahid ^b   Roden Foreman, Kenleigh ^c   Bennett, Monica M ^b   Foreman, Michael L ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Resilience; Secondary traumatic stress; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS SCALE; SURGEON; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84880269211     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182984a7d     Document Type: Article

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