A case study of compassion fatigue, based on the experience of one oncologist, highlighted that the condition parallels ...

Four back-to-back typhoons pummelled the Philippines in 10 wild days of November. The storms followed 14 other typhoons to ...

The continuous emotional demands of caregiving, combined with the isolation that many caregivers feel, can lead to burnout, leaving them with little energy or emotional capacity to care for themselves ...

Compassion fatigue is the cumulative physical, emotional and psychological effect of exposure to traumatic stories or events when working in a helping capacity, combined with the strain and stress of ...

Compassion fatigue can affect the most dedicated workers—people who continue to help by working extra shifts or foregoing days off, neglecting their own self-care.

Compassion fatigue can affect the most dedicated workers—people who continue to help by working extra shifts or foregoing days off, neglecting their own self-care.

Compassion fatigue has now washed over emergency workers in a mammoth wave, submerging the medics and volunteers who stepped into the fray - again and again - with a sense they’re drowning.