The impact of professional adjustment on the psychological distress of immigrant physicians

Stress Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-251

  Ponizovsky, A ^a   Ginath, Y ^a   Factourovich, A ^a   Levin, K ^a   Maoz, B ^b   Ritsner, M ^a  

^a Talbieh Mental Health Center   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Demoralization; Immigration; Physicians; Professional adjustment; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; RATING SCALE; USSR;

EID: 0029995707     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199610)12:4<247::AID-SMI708>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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