%0 Journal Article %T Neuro %A Gavin Angus-Leppan %A Sophie Isobel %J Australasian Psychiatry %@ 1440-1665 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/1039856218772223 %X This paper aims to briefly overview the processes of neuro-reciprocity relevant to vicarious traumatization of psychiatrists through their clinical roles. High rates of trauma in mental health service users, understanding of the effects of trauma on the brain and mechanisms of neuro-reciprocity in empathic attunement suggest that psychiatrists are at high risk of vicarious trauma. Preventing vicarious trauma at an organizational level through trauma-informed approaches is of paramount importance %K vicarious trauma %K empathy %K trauma-informed care %K psychiatry %K psychological trauma %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1039856218772223