Posttraumatic stress symptoms in palliative care professionals seeking mindfulness training: Prevalence and vulnerability

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 189-192

  O'Mahony, Sean ^a   Gerhart, James I ^a   Grosse, Johanna ^a   Abrams, Ira ^b   Levy, Mitchell M ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; cognitive fusion; compassion fatigue; experiential avoidance; Posttraumatic stress disorder; traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955494270     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315596459     Document Type: Article

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