Compassion fatigue used to be a problem that was most commonly seen among health care professionals. Because their work puts them in situations where they commonly see or hear about ongoing and ...

In the field of palliative of care, there is ever-increasing interest in the concept of compassion fatigue. Related topics include stress, burnout, self-care, and work-life balance. Little attention ...

We thank those who help and care for others. Who will help them? Medical staff—including doctors, nurses, midwives, veterinarians, and their accompanying colleagues—deal daily with the ecstasies and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The stress of working in animal welfare can be overwhelming at times. Compassion fatigue describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others, ...

Are you suffering from compassion fatigue? Here are ways to manage it. Sometimes caring for others can take a toll on a person's mental health. Dr. Ali Mattu explains how compassion fatigue happens ...

In the midst of recent mass shootings, the refugee crisis, local or global epidemics, traumatic events are causing compassion fatigue, which triggers people to become anxious or depressed, according ...

NEWPORT, Wales — Compassion has its limits and doctors need care too, experts warned at a well-being session at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference 2025. Presenters Dr ...

Mounting gun violence in Chicago has led physicians and nurses to experience “compassion fatigue,” a mixture of burnout and traumatic stress in which caretakers become numb to and attempt to distance ...

Understanding when helping hurts -- Inner and outer factors leading to compassion fatigue -- Honoring the bond of attachment -- Euthanasia and its emotional impact on the team -- Recognizing the ...

It’s ok to not be ok, but we don’t want you to stay that way. In the season finale, we find one member of the group is stretched thin by taking care of everyone in their life except themselves. If you ...

Glenys Oberg is a Ph.D. student and research assistant at the School of Education of the University of Queensland. A former teacher, she focuses in her research on trauma-informed pedagogy and ...

Compassion and empathy also differ in the effects they have. Compassion tends to be based on taking action, whereas empathy is rooted in feeling. Because compassion is action-based, people are more ...