Organizational characteristics, perceived work stress, and depression in emergency medicine residents

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 74-81

  Revicki, Dennis A ^a   Whitley, Theodore W ^b   Gallery, Michael E ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University School of Medicine in Greenville ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emergency medicine residents; Peer support; Role ambiguity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; RESIDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0027489095     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.1993.9937568     Document Type: Article

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