Burnout in Families: The Systemic Costs of Caring

by Charles R. Figley

Sleeplessness, depression, anxiety... these are common symptoms of the burnout that often accompanies living with a loved one who has experienced some kind of traumatic stress. It's well known that the loss of a child, a life-threatening injury, sexual assault or combat experience can affect the victim in traumatic ways, but what's often overlooked is how this trauma affects those closest to the victim - the family.
Burnout in Families focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574440470
• ISBN13: 9781574440478
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"