The response of doctors to a formal complaint

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 246-250

  Nash, Louise ^a   Curtis, Bradley ^b   Walton, Merrilyn ^a   Willcock, Simon ^a   Tennant, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complaints; Doctors; NSW Health Care Complaints Commission; Perception of legal risk; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPREHENSION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33747593542     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2006.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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