Burnout in staff working at the Mathari psychiatric hospital

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-203

  Ndetei, D M ^a   Pizzo, M ^a   Maru, H ^a,c,d   Ongecha, F A ^a,b   Khasakhala, L I ^a   Mutiso, V ^a   Kokonya, D A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Kenya)

^c Mathari Hospital   (Kenya)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^e Kakamega Provincial General Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Burnout; Kenya; Psychiatric hospital staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 69949100080     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v11i3.30269     Document Type: Article

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