Community mental health nurses in Wales: Self-reported stressors and coping strategies

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 523-528

  Burnard, P ^a   Edwards, D ^a   Fothergill, A ^a   Hannigan, B ^a   Coyle, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Community mental health nurses; Coping strategies; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; WALES;

EID: 0034584386     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2000.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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