Emotional reactions of medical doctors and students following the loss of their patients at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital emergency unit, South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 356-363

  Masia, R T ^a   Basson, W J ^a   Ogunbanjo, G A ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Death; Emergency unit; Emotional reactions; Medical doctors; Patients

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BLAME; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DETACHMENT FROM EMOTION; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FACING MORTALITY; FAMILY; GUILT; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAIN; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DEATH; PEDIATRIC PATIENT; PERCEIVED INCOMPETENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA; THINKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 80052623238     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10874006     Document Type: Article

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