Symptoms of compassion fatigue can include exhaustion, disrupted sleep, anxiety, headaches, stomach upset, irritability, numbness, a decreased sense of purpose, emotional disconnection, self ...

Compassion fatigue can affect the most dedicated workers—people who continue to help by working extra shifts or foregoing days off, neglecting their own self-care.

The following is a summary of “Imposter phenomenon in psychiatrists: relationships among compassion fatigue, burnout, and maladaptive perfectionism,” published in the January 2025 issue of Psychiatry ...

And the toll was showing up in the lives of his colleagues. Singhi’s team was suffering from compassion fatigue — the mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion brought on by prolonged exposure ...

Dr John Holden, chief medical officer at MDDUS and former GP partner, explains why compassion fatigue is rife in general practice and what can be done to tackle it Exhausted. Rushing. Running late.

Compassion fatigue has now washed over emergency workers in a mammoth wave, submerging the medics and volunteers who stepped into the fray - again and again - with a sense they’re drowning.

Seven out of 10 UK family doctors are worn out and suffering from “compassion fatigue”, finding it hard to empathise with their patients, a poll published Thursday said. The survey of 1,855 ...