Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of stress among social workers: A randomized controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 389-398

  Brinkborg, Hillevi ^a   Michanek, Josefin ^a   Hesser, Hugo ^b   Berglund, Gunilla ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Burnout; Randomized controlled trial; Social workers; Stress; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORKER; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956132150     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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