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Compassion Fatigue

Emotional distress caused by repeated or prolonged expression of compassion or empathy. It may occur in individuals working in care giving professions.

Year introduced: 2016

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Tree Number(s): C23.888.369.500.500, F01.145.126.937.500, F01.145.126.990.734.500, F02.830.900.666.750

MeSH Unique ID: D000068376

Entry Terms:

  • Fatigue, Compassion
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Secondary Traumas
  • Trauma, Secondary
  • Traumas, Secondary
  • Secondary Traumatization
  • Secondary Traumatizations
  • Traumatization, Secondary
  • Traumatizations, Secondary
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Traumas, Vicarious
  • Trauma, Vicarious
  • Vicarious Traumas
  • Secondary Traumatic Stress
  • Stresses, Secondary Traumatic
  • Stress, Secondary Traumatic
  • Traumatic Stress, Secondary
  • Vicarious Traumatization
  • Traumatization, Vicarious

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