Mental illness and the workplace: Conceal or reveal?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Wheat, Kay ^a   Brohan, Elaine ^b   Henderson, Claire ^b   Thornicroft, Graham ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77749339846     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090317     Document Type: Review

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