Personality and stress in consultant psychiatrists

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-123

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Agius, Raymond M ^a   Sadler, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRY; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030017927     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409604200205     Document Type: Article

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