A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-242

  Kilfedder, Catherine ^a   Power, Kevin ^b   Karatzias, Thanos ^c   McCafferty, Aileen ^a   Niven, Karen ^a   Chouliara, Zoë ^d   Galloway, Lisa ^a   Sharp, Stephen ^e  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Service   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIBLIOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956220803     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608309X476348     Document Type: Article

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