A cross-sectional study of mental health and well-being and their associations in the UK veterinary profession

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1075-1085

  Bartram, David J ^a   Yadegarfar, Ghasem ^b   Baldwin, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Mental health; Veterinary surgeon; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POSTAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SURGERY, VETERINARY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70449526803     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0030-8     Document Type: Article

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