Empathy and emotional stress in forensic medicine

Journal Title: Medicine in Evolution - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 4

Abstract

This paper aims at the issue of empathy and emotional distress in Forensic Medicine. The study was conducted on a group of 30 people aged between 36 and 60, with a work experience between 10 and 40 years, forensic experts. For data collection, the Profile of Affective Distress (PDA) and Emotional Intelligence (SEI) questionnaires were used. The results show that there are significant differences between the groups regarding the length of service, for the emotional distress scale as well as for the empathy scale.

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Ageu L. , Cojocaru A. , Aungurence M.

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Ageu L. , Cojocaru A. , Aungurence M. (2017). Empathy and emotional stress in forensic medicine. Medicine in Evolution, 0(4), 398-403. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-387270