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 ...

The term "compassion fatigue" was originally coined by Joinson,1 a nurse researching burnout in the emergency department. The term “compassion fatigue” was originally coined by Joinson, 1 a nurse ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...

Compassion fatigue is a decline in a person’s capacity to feel empathy and compassion towards the suffering of others. It has been found in people who work directly with traumatized victims in heart ...

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) ...

New book aims to help care and service providers reclaim their calling CENTER CITY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of professional burnout to all industries, the ...

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 ...

Social entrepreneurs are, collectively, a compassionate group. Compassion is what leads us to serve others and commit our lives to creating positive change in the world. But this work can be taxing – ...

When tragedy takes the world stage, it can quickly become part of every conversation. But as much as it may feel imperative to stay fully engaged in the tragic updates and charged conversations about ...

National Police Week on the National Mall in Washington on May 13, 2019, held in honor of all law enforcement personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. (DHS photo by Tara A. Molle) Law ...

Many of us give so much we forget or don't even realize the toll it can take on us, explains relationship expert Dr. Shonda ...

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 ...