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The Pain of Helping

Psychological Injury of Helping Professionals

• By Patrick J. Morrissette

• Price: $24.95
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 28th July 2004
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94552-3

About the Book

The purpose of The Pain of Helping is to provide a source that identifies, condenses, and consolidates information pertaining to psychological injury. In addition to providing details regarding construct definition, information pertaining to symptomatology, assessment instruments (e.g. structured interview, questionnaires), treatment options, leading theoreticians, journals, books, and web sites are also included. This book will serve as a primary source and directory for additional information pertaining to psychological injury. To date, there has not been a concerted effort to synthesize and consolidate the literature of psychological injury and present this valuable information in a systematic and methodological fashion.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1:Traumatology: An Overview
Chapter 2:Stress
Chapter 3:Acute Stress Disorder
Chapter 4:Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 5: Compassion Fatigue/ Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 6: Critical Incident Stress
Chapter 7: Vicarious Traumatization
Chapter 8: Burnout