Compassion fatigue (CF) is stress resulting from exposure to a traumatized individual. CF
has been described as the convergence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and cumulative …

Nurse resilience is attracting increasing attention in research and practice. Possession of a
high level of resilience is cited as being crucial for nurses to succeed professionally and …

Burnout is a psychological syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion,
depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment. Due to the demands …

Objective: Secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT), and burnout (BO) are
work-related outcomes commonly ascribed to mental health workers, given their exposure to …

Background School-based trauma-informed care (TIC) represents a novel way of supporting
children with trauma histories. However, minimal research has focused on how TIC impacts …

There has been growing research interest in what we term empathy-based stress, a process
of traumatic stressor exposure, empathic experience, and adverse reactions among …

This article focuses on the mechanism by which real or perceived distress of another in turn
distresses us and the process by which we become undistressed. This secondary traumatic …

Background Therapeutic alliance is a core part of the nursing role and key to the attainment
of positive outcomes for people utilising mental health care services. However, these …

Professionals who work in mental health settings are at risk of develo** psychological
distress themselves. The term “compassion fatigue” has been used to describe the negative …

Psychosocial hazards in mental healthcare contribute to the development of compassion
fatigue in mental health professionals. Compassion fatigue has a negative impact on the …