Are you caring so much it hurts? You're not alone. When empathy drains us, Stoic wisdom, supported by neuroscience, shows how ...

A few days ago, while attending a paramedic refresher course, I was exposed to a term coined by Charles Figley in 1995: “Compassion fatigue” is the “cost of caring for those who suffer” (Figley, 1995) ...

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During these times, it is normal and expected for caregivers and those in helping professions to experience compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is emotional exhaustion that builds up. It is the ...

Compassion fatigue can happen in many different situations and regardless of your job or caregiving role. As our world continues to live through, and hopefully heal from, the pandemic, we need to be ...

Compassion Fatigue can affect all those that care for and work with laboratory animals, including husbandry staff, veterinary staff, researchers, and other support staff. It is known as the “cost of ...

Compassion fatigue’ is widely regarded as the personal cost of caring, but new research from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland questions that narrative.' ‘Compassion fatigue’ is widely ...

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DOCTOR'S ORDERS: Tony Fernando's study aims to help discover how compassion works and why "compassion fatigue" can strike.PETER MEECHAM / Fairfax NZ It's not exactly something you can turn on like a ...

People whose professions lead to prolonged exposure to other people's trauma can be vulnerable to compassion fatigue, also known as secondary or vicarious trauma; they can experience acute symptoms ...