Working with adults with enduring mental illness: Emotional demands experienced by occupational therapists and the coping strategies they employ

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 175-183

  Brice, Helen Elizabeth ^a  

^a SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXHAUSTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035030150     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260106400404     Document Type: Article

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