Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Empathy Among Health Care Professionals: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 95-108

  Raab, Kelley ^a  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinician self care; health care professionals' well being; mindfulness; mindfulness based stress reduction; self compassion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICIAN SELF-CARE; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS' WELL-BEING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-COMPASSION;

CLINICIAN SELF-CARE; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS' WELL-BEING; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION; SELF-COMPASSION;

EMPATHY; FATIGUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84902982474     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2014.913876     Document Type: Article

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