Mental health, burnout and job satisfaction among mental health social workers in England and Wales

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue JAN., 2006, Pages 75-80

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

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c David Goldberg Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORKER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALES;

EID: 29644440058     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.188.1.75     Document Type: Review

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