The impact of 'statutory duties' on mental health social workers in the UK

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-154

  Evans, Sherrill ^a   Huxley, Peter ^a   Webber, Martin ^a   Katona, Cornelius ^d   Gately, Claire ^b   Mears, Alex ^c   Medina, Jibby ^c   Pajak, Sarah ^c   Kendall, Tim ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Psychiatrists' Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approved social work; Burnout; Job satisfaction; Mental health social work; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; WORKLOAD;

EID: 14644427722     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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