'Stress-busting' groups for consultant psychiatrists

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 128-131

  Murdoch, Jane M ^a   Eagles, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34147149680     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.010934     Document Type: Article

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