The legacy of violent attack: An exploratory study of occupational therapy students' experiences of violent attack

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 94-100

  Whitehead, Alison ^a  

^a Clinical Psychology Service for Older People   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0037365375     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260306600302     Document Type: Article

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