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compassion fatigue

compassion fatigue

the burnout and stress-related symptoms experienced by caregivers and other helping professionals in reaction to working with traumatized people over an extended period of time. See also posttraumatic stress disorder. [defined by U.S. psychologist Charles R. Figley (1944–  )]

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