Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Amongst Clinicians: A Medical Exploratory Study

Background: Compassion fatigue is a broad term comprising of two components - burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The current study is aimed at identifying ′burnout′ and ′compassion fatigue′ among clinicians involved in care of individuals suffering from medical illness. Materials and Methods: A...

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Main Authors: Jaikrit Bhutani, Sukriti Bhutani, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Sanjay Kalra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2012;volume=34;issue=4;spage=332;epage=337;aulast=Bhutani