vicarious trauma

Vicarious Trauma: A Secondary Distress for COVID-19 Medical Frontliners

Vicarious trauma is the negative emotional response to listening to another person’s distressing experiences. A person goes through this particular trauma after sympathizing and hearing out someone else’s stories of depression, pain, and sadness. Vicarious trauma is quite common with workers in the healthcare industry, specifically psychiatrists and surgeons, as they are much exposed to …

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