Stress, depression, workplace and social supports and burnout in intellectual disability support staff

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 500-510

  Mutkins, E ^a   Brown, R F ^a   Thorsteinsson, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Depression; Intellectual disability support staff; Organisational support; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952800932     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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