Psychiatrists in New Zealand: Are they burning out, satisfied at work and, in any case, who cares?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-23

  Kumar, Shailesh ^a,d   Bhagat, Ravindra Nath ^a   Lau, Trevor ^b   Ng, Bradley ^c  

^a Rotorua Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Burnout; New Zealand; Psychiatrists; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER; DATA ANALYSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHIATRY; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645136991     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2006.02244.x     Document Type: Article

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