Nature & prevalence of stalking among New Zealand mental health clinicians

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 32-39

  Hughes, Frances A ^a,b   Thom, Katey ^c   Dixon, Robyn ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d School of Nursing

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34249714677     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20070401-08     Document Type: Article

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