Morale in the English mental health workforce: Questionnaire survey

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-246

  Johnson, Sonia ^a   Osborn, David P J ^a   Araya, Ricardo ^b   Wearn, Elizabeth ^a   Paul, Moli ^c   Stafford, Mai ^d   Wellman, Nigel ^e   Nolan, Fiona ^a   Killaspy, Helen ^a   Lloyd Evans, Brynmor ^a   Anderson, Emma ^b   Wood, Stephen J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORALITY; NEGRO; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MORALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84865846310     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.098970     Document Type: Article

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