In the course of our work at the University of Iowa, we daily provide a great deal of care and concern for others. When that becomes more than we can balance in our lives, we may develop problems with compassion fatigue or burnout:
- Definitions (American Institute of Stress)
Helpful Resources
- Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
- What is Nursing Stress, Burnout, or Compassion Fatique? (NurseTogether.com)
- Compassion Fatigue (American Bar Association)
- Overcoming Compassion Fatigue (Family Practice Management)
- Compassion Fatigue, Bodily Symptoms of Empathy (Psychology Today)
- Compassion Fatigue in Nurses (ScienceDirect)
- Burnout (Mindfulnext)