Burnout and the work environment of nurses in psychiatric long-stay care settings

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 158-164

  Melchior, M E W ^a   Van Den Berg, A A ^a   Halfens, R ^a   Huyer Abu Saad, H ^a   Philipsen, H ^a   Gassman, P ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Inspectorate for Health Care   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSE; NURSING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030989831     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00794615     Document Type: Article

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