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Compassion Fatigue

Emotional distress caused by repeated or prolonged expression of compassion or empathy. It may occur in individuals working in care giving professions.

Synonyms(6)

Synonym
Secondary Traumatization
Compassion Fatigue
Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious Traumatization
Secondary Traumatic Stress
Secondary Trauma

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"Compassion fatigue affects up to 40% of health care professionals who work in intensive care settings."( Greenle, MM; Richardson, KS, 2020)

Research

Studies (19)

TimeframeStudies, This Condition (%)All Conditions %
pre-19900 (0.00)23.3326
1990's0 (0.00)12.5806
2000's0 (0.00)18.1394
2010's7 (36.84)28.8240
2020's12 (63.16)9.53
DrugIndicatedRelationship StrengthStudiesTrials
3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine0low10
s,n,n'-tripropylthiocarbamate0medium11
4-methoxyamphetamine0medium31
cannabidiol0low10
naloxone0low10
chlorhexidine0low10
exudates0medium31
ego0medium11

Protein Targets (229)

ProteinPotency MeasurementsInhibition MeasurementsActivation MeasurementsDrugs
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C0224
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A0235
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A0123
Sodium-dependent noradrenaline transporter 0202
Sodium-dependent dopamine transporter0011
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B0123
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1D0123
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1F0123
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B0224
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 60022
Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter0224
Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter0213
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 0022
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 5A0022
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 5B0022
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3A0022
Sodium-dependent dopamine transporter 0202
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4 0022
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3B0022
PPM1D protein1001
Acetylcholinesterase0101
L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain0101
Interferon beta2002
Cytochrome P450 1A10101
Cytochrome P450 1A20101
Cytochrome P450 2C11 0101
Cytochrome P450 3A40101
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A0011
Cytochrome P450 2D60202
Cytochrome P450 2A60101
Cytochrome P450 2C9 0202
Steroid 17-alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase 0101
Fatty acid-binding protein, liver0101
Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor0101
Alpha-2C adrenergic receptor0101
Cannabinoid receptor 10101
Cytochrome P450 2B60101
Cytochrome P450 3A50101
Cannabinoid receptor 10102
D(1A) dopamine receptor0101
Cytochrome P450 3A70101
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C0101
Caspase-10011
Cytochrome P450 2C190101
Cannabinoid receptor 2 0113
Mu-type opioid receptor0315
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma0011
Delta-type opioid receptor0315
Kappa-type opioid receptor0326
Spike glycoprotein2002
Cholinesterase0101
N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase0101
Cytochrome P450 1B10101
Heat sensitive channel TRPV30112
Sigma intracellular receptor 20101
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 10112
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 10112
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 80101
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 40112
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 20112
G-protein coupled receptor 550011
Diacylglycerol lipase-alpha0101
Histamine H3 receptor0101
Chain A, JmjC domain-containing histone demethylation protein 3A1001
Chain A, BCL-2-RELATED PROTEIN A10011
Chain A, Cruzipain1001
Luciferase1001
acid sphingomyelinase1001
interleukin 81001
acetylcholinesterase1001
PAX80001
glp-1 receptor, partial1001
15-lipoxygenase, partial1001
pregnane X receptor1001
phosphopantetheinyl transferase1001
hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha subunit1001
RAR-related orphan receptor gamma2002
SMAD family member 21001
USP1 protein, partial1001
SMAD family member 31001
TDP1 protein1001
GLI family zinc finger 31001
AR protein1001
caspase 7, apoptosis-related cysteine protease1001
hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit (basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor)1001
PINK11001
thyroid stimulating hormone receptor1001
estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta)1001
nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 31001
progesterone receptor1001
cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A polypeptide 41001
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]1001
retinoic acid nuclear receptor alpha variant 11001
retinoid X nuclear receptor alpha1001
estrogen-related nuclear receptor alpha2002
farnesoid X nuclear receptor1001
pregnane X nuclear receptor2002
estrogen nuclear receptor alpha3003
G1001
cytochrome P450 2D62002
67.9K protein1001
glucocerebrosidase1001
Parkin1001
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta1001
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma1001
vitamin D (1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3) receptor1001
heat shock protein 900011
caspase-31001
IDH11001
euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 21001
calcineurin A1, putative0011
aryl hydrocarbon receptor1001
cytochrome P450, family 19, subfamily A, polypeptide 1, isoform CRA_a1001
thyroid stimulating hormone receptor1001
activating transcription factor 61001
nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 1 (p105), isoform CRA_a1001
v-jun sarcoma virus 17 oncogene homolog (avian)1001
Histone H2A.x1001
cytochrome P450 2D6 isoform 11001
hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform 20101
cellular tumor antigen p53 isoform a1001
cytochrome P450 2C19 precursor1001
cytochrome P450 2C9 precursor1001
perilipin-50101
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform a2002
perilipin-10101
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 21001
potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform d1001
transcriptional regulator ERG isoform 31001
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform 21001
heat shock protein beta-11001
huntingtin isoform 21001
importin subunit beta-1 isoform 11001
mitogen-activated protein kinase 11001
ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 N0101
nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit isoform 11001
flap endonuclease 11001
protein AF-9 isoform a0001
snurportin-11001
melanocortin receptor 40101
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 11001
CAAX prenyl protease0001
urokinase-type plasminogen activator precursor1001
plasminogen precursor1001
bcl-2-related protein A10101
urokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor precursor1001
nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform 11001
geminin1001
1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase ABHD5 isoform a0101
DNA polymerase kappa isoform 11001
peripheral myelin protein 221001
cytochrome P450 3A4 isoform 11001
glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha0001
hexokinase HKDC10101
DNA repair protein RAD52 homolog isoform a0001
bcl-2-like protein 11 isoform 10011
lethal factor (plasmid)1001
lamin isoform A-delta101001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit pi1001
Synaptojanin-20101
Solute carrier family 22 member 20101
Solute carrier family 22 member 1 0101
Polyunsaturated fatty acid lipoxygenase ALOX15B1001
Synaptojanin-10101
Solute carrier family 22 member 30101
Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunit1001
Glutathione reductase, mitochondrial0102
HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain 1001
Cellular tumor antigen p531001
Integrin beta-31001
72 kDa type IV collagenase0101
Integrin alpha-IIb1001
Matrix metalloproteinase-90101
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-21001
Glutamate receptor 21001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-51001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-31001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-21001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-41001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-31001
Trypanothione reductase0101
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-61001
Alpha-synuclein1001
Histamine H2 receptor1001
Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-31001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-21001
TAR DNA-binding protein 431001
Peroxisomal N(1)-acetyl-spermine/spermidine oxidase0101
Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 20101
Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 41001
GABA theta subunit1001
Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 11001
Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 10101
ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 51001
Ataxin-21001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon1001
Spermine oxidase0101
cytochrome P450 2C9, partial1001
ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 30101
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 40101
Bile salt export pump0101
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M10101
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M30101
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M40101
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M50101
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M20101
Histidine decarboxylase0011
D(3) dopamine receptor0101
Adenosine receptor A10101
Delta-type opioid receptor0214
Delta-type opioid receptor0224
Kappa-type opioid receptor0102
Mu-type opioid receptor0224
Kappa-type opioid receptor0123
Kappa-type opioid receptor0213
Mu-type opioid receptor0102
Cytochrome P450 2J20101
Mu-type opioid receptor0213
Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 10101
Beta-2 adrenergic receptor0101
Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 10101
Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 10101
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A80001
Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 10101
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]