Credit: Getty Images. As many as 80% of registered nurses and 64% of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) experience burnout. Psychiatric-mental health NPs are at greater risk for burnout due to ...

It was a busy night in the ER and the patient with strep throat was the least of the doctor’s worries–until the patient developed anaphylaxis. In her haste to treat the patient, the doctor gave a ...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Twin Cedar Child Advocacy Center has planned several events to extend awareness to the cause. Free community training on Secondary ...

Secondary Traumatic Stress is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5) as a term for the emotional duress suffered by a professional who hears about ...

Many clients experience trauma, particularly children and families in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. Secondary trauma, also called vicarious trauma or compassion fatigue, mimics the ...

Professionals in trauma-heavy fields often describe an intense emotional connection to their work, a dynamic that almost feels addictive. The emotional highs of crisis intervention, paired with a ...

Teacher burnout is often framed as an individual failure, but my experience showed it is rooted in unaddressed trauma and ...

Trauma is a wound; we just can't see it as clearly as physical wounds. It manifests in other, more covert ways. If we understood trauma better as a society, we'd heal quicker and suffer less.