When stress is mental illness: A study of anxiety and depression in employees who use occupational stress counselling schemes

Stress and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-280

  Arthur, Andrew R ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Clinical; Depression; Mental illness; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27744488468     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1069     Document Type: Article

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