Burnout and psychiatric disorder among cancer clinicians

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1263-1269

  Ramirez, A J ^a   Graham, J ^a   Richards, M A ^a   Cull, A ^b   Gregory, W M ^a   Leaning, M S ^c   Snashall, D C ^d   Timothy, A R ^d  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cancer; Doctors; Psychiatrc disorder; Satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SKILL; STRESS; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029026312     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1995.244     Document Type: Article

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