Nurses' burnout: An existential psychodynamic perspective

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 23-31

  Malach Pines, Ayala ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROL; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034133799     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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