Hospital staff reactions to accounts by survivors of childhood abuse.
Staff reactions to hospitalized patients' accounts of their abuse were found to resemble some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These reactions are described, their implications for a better understanding of the interpersonal effects of trauma are discussed, and interventions to maintain the effectiveness of the therapeutic milieu are suggested.
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Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical School, Calif.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003379:Countertransference; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*