Personality types and mental health experiences of those who volunteer for helplines

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 459-471

  Paterson, Hannah ^a   Reniers, Renate ^b   Völlm, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; Helpline; Mental health; Personality; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349799455     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880903161419     Document Type: Article

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