It was only when she saw a psychiatrist that she realized these changes were signs of vicarious trauma — which can be ...

Vicarious and secondary trauma is the indirect emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the trauma experiences of another or sees content or images of traumatic experiences through ...

The images are graphic, disturbing, and endless, says a former Facebook employee. Her job as a content moderator required that she review and remove disturbing posts. That work, she claimed in a ...

When we hear of vicarious trauma, we often think of first responders, the brave men and women who serve as firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and police officers. There is a growing ...

In this global COVID-19 pandemic, many frontline medical staff are facing incredible amounts of distress as they care for patients who have COVID-19. In one research study, 70% of frontline nurses and ...

From violent scenes depicted through conduits like the Internet, movies, news, or social media, to the traumatic experiences related to us by friends, co-workers, and family, such experiences can ...

Two hate-fueled tragedies, two years and one month apart. It's been two years since 10 people were killed in a racially-motivated mass shooting at a Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, and just one month ...

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"As we navigate several mass shootings, political assassinations, watching images of children on our phones die in real time, sometimes before we even have our morning coffee, racialized crimes, hate ...

The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, sent shock waves throughout America, affecting both public figures and private citizens alike. For the people who ...

According to the Pew Research Center, 3.6 billion people worldwide are avid users of social media. It's easy to navigate, available 24 hours a day and allows information to be accessed quickly. Some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-founder and Chairman of One Mind at Work. This article is more than 4 years old. Mental health and the judicial and legal ...