Professional burnout in the mirror: A qualitative study from a Lacanian perspective

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-305

  Vanheule, Stijn ^a   Verhaeghe, Paul ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 18844398072     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.22.2.285     Document Type: Article

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