Job satisfaction and burnout in mental health services for older people

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-61

  Spear, Jonathan ^a,b   Wood, Leanne ^c   Chawla, Sudarshan ^d   Devis, Antony ^c   Nelson, Jim ^e  

^a Department of Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c North Metropolitan Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Armadale Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Job satisfaction; Professional; Psychiatry of old age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; POSTAL MAIL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF; STRESS; TEAMWORK; WORKPLACE;

AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1842829107     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1039-8562.2003.02061.x     Document Type: Article

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