The psychological impact of complaints and negligence suits on doctors

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 278-281

  Nash, Louise ^a   Tennant, Christopher ^a   Walton, Merrilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complaints; Doctors; Malpractice; Medical negligence; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EXPERIENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NEGLIGENCE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 4744339962     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1039-8562.2004.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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