The "specter" of cancer: Exploring secondary trauma for health professionals providing cancer support and counseling

Psychological Services

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-67

  Breen, Lauren J ^a,b   O'Connor, Moira ^a   Hewitt, Lauren Y ^a   Lobb, Elizabeth A ^c,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Calvary Health Care Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Grief; Health professionals; Health services research; Secondary trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894485090     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034451     Document Type: Article

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