A survey of burnout among Australian mental health occupational therapists and social workers

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 752-757

  Lloyd, Chris ^a   King, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Mental health; Occupational therapists; Social workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 5644269442     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0808-7     Document Type: Article

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