The role of staff turnover in the implementation of evidence-based practices in mental health care

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 732-737

  Woltmann, Emily M ^a   Whitley, Rob ^b   McHugo, Gregory J ^b   Brunette, Mary ^b   Torrey, William C ^b   Coots, Laura ^c   Lynde, David ^b   Drake, Robert E ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 49949115294     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.7.732     Document Type: Article

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