Too many sad stories: clinician stress and coping.
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Mental health clinicians make their careers working with patients and families who have experienced extremes of stress and trauma. METHODS: The psychological effects on the caregiver of prolonged therapeutic work with traumatized patients have previously been studied within the theoretical frameworks of Burnout, Secondary Post Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Traumatization. RESULTS: We report a qualitative study of experienced clinicians' responses to the stressors inherent in such therapeutic work, and the coping strategies they developed. CONCLUSION: We found that some degree of vicarious traumatization was the main result of engaging in such work.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Samantha Marriage, Keith Marriage
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Topic: Stress and Burnout Research
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W144500768