Anxiety and depression in Greek nursing and medical personnel

Psychological Reports

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-96

  Tselebis, Athanassios ^a   Gournas, Georgios ^a   Tzitzanidou, Georgia ^a   Panagiotou, Aspasia ^a   Ilias, Ioannis ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Klimax Foundation   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749873778     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.99.1.93-96     Document Type: Review

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