Anxiety, depression, health attitudes and coping strategies in doctors and teachers in a Cape Town setting

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 46-51

  van der Bijl, H ^a   Oosthuizen, P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 36148951063     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v13i2.27     Document Type: Article

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