Ambulance personnel and critical incidents: Impact of accident and emergency work on mental health and emotional well-being

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 178, Issue JAN., 2001, Pages 76-81

  Alexander, D A ^a   Klein, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER; CONFIDENTIALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0035176683     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.178.1.76     Document Type: Article

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