Burnout and job satisfaction in New Zealand psychiatrists: A national study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-316

  Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Fischer, Jesse ^b   Robinson, Elizabeth ^c   Hatcher, Simon ^c   Bhagat, R N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Rotorua Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Burnout; Job satisfaction; Mental health service delivery; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447128663     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764006074534     Document Type: Article

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