An exploratory study of the needs of staff who care for offenders with a diagnosis of personality disorder

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-435

  Kurtz, Arabella ^a,b   Turner, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35148822289     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608306X171510     Document Type: Article

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