Burnout in mental health nurses: Much ado about nothing?

Stress Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Carson, Jerome ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Maal, Sukwinder ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Roche, Sinead ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Fagin, Leonard ^a,b,c,d,e,f   De Villiers, Nicolette ^a,b,c,d,e,f   O'Malley, Patty ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Brown, Daniel ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Leary, John ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Holloway, Frank ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c South Thames Training Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^d Forest Healthcare Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Pathfinder Mental Health Services Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Maslach Scale; Mental health nurses; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032945234     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199904)15:2<127::AID-SMI807>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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