Treating Compassion Fatigue (Hardcover)

There exists a 'cost of caring' for others in emotional pain. Sometimes called secondary traumatic stress, this concept is used to describe the traumatic effect and the toll that helping those suffering with PTSD can have on the helping professional. This book builds upon the previous volume edited by Figley in 1995, Compassion Fatigue: Coping With Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized (Brunner/Mazel). In the years since the publication of this volume, much has occurred in the field of traumatology, including the widening of the audience and the awareness of PTSD. This new book further clarifies the concept of compassion fatigue through theory, research, and treatment.
The incidence of compassion fatigue has been extensively studied and reported over recent years. The research that there is a significant overlap in effectiveness of various PTSD treatment methods found useful for clients suffering from PTSD and the methods found useful for professionals suffering from compassion fatigue. The basic thesis of this book is the identification, assessment, and treatment of compassion fatigue and this is done over eleven chapters, each from distinguished researchers in the field. The text begins with a clear definition of the theme and then moves first into a section of contributions on new findings in this developing area and then, in the second section, into innovative and exciting treatment approaches.

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General

Imprint:	Brunner/Mazel
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2002
First published:	June 2002
Editors:	Charles R. Figley
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	227
ISBN-13:	978-1-58391-053-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Medical counselling Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with stress
LSN:	1-58391-053-0
Barcode:	9781583910535

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