Clinicians' attitudes to the employment of people with psychosis

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 349-360

  Marwaha, Steven ^a,b   Balachandra, Shanika ^c   Johnson, Sonia ^b,c  

^a Leicestershire Partnership Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Clinicians attitudes; Employment; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PSYCHOSIS; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67349226404     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0447-5     Document Type: Article

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