"Compassion Fatigue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Emotional distress caused by repeated or prolonged expression of compassion or empathy. It may occur in individuals working in care giving professions.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068376
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.369.500.500 F01.145.126.937.500 F01.145.126.990.734.500 F02.830.900.666.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Compassion Fatigue- Compassion Fatigue
- Fatigue, Compassion
- Vicarious Trauma
- Trauma, Vicarious
- Traumas, Vicarious
- Vicarious Traumas
- Secondary Trauma
- Secondary Traumas
- Trauma, Secondary
- Traumas, Secondary
- Secondary Traumatization
- Secondary Traumatizations
- Traumatization, Secondary
- Traumatizations, Secondary
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Stress, Secondary Traumatic
- Stresses, Secondary Traumatic
- Traumatic Stress, Secondary
- Vicarious Traumatization
- Traumatization, Vicarious
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Compassion Fatigue" by people in Profiles.
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A model of hope as a protective measure to lower burnout and secondary traumatic stress among employees working in developmental and intellectual disabilities services. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Mar; 37(2):e13184.
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The Relationship Between Hope, Meaning in Work, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Child Abuse Pediatric Clinicians. Perm J. 2020; 24.