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Empathy fatigue (also called Compassion Fatigue) is an epidemic in healthcare. You give and give until your own personal tank of energy and empathy is empty â¦. then what happens? Often it is behavior that is reactive, dismissive, demeaning to the very people we are called to serve and heal.
It is essential, however, that we take a step back from all the hype. In order to make our research meaningful, empathy is a concept that â to paraphrase the psychologist Paul Ekman â requires sharpening, rather than flattening. As the word carries a multitude of meanings, it is necessary for researchers to define precisely what they mean by âempathyâ in advance of studying it.