An anxious profession in an age of fear

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-400

  Lakeman, R ^a,b  

^a Townsville Homelessness Outreach Programme   (Australia)

^b Townsville Integrated Mental Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fear; Psychiatry; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEAR; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERRORISM; UNCERTAINTY;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEAR; HUMANISM; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; TERRORISM; UNCERTAINTY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33748346609     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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