Assessing psychological well-being: A holistic investigation of NHS employees

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 329-336

  Loretto, W ^a   Popham, F ^a   Platt, S ^a   Pavis, S ^b   Hardy, G ^c   MacLeod, L ^a   Gibbs, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27144478310     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260500238371     Document Type: Article

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