Evaluation of a mentoring program for PTSD clinic managers in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1047-1050

  Rosen, Craig S ^a,b   Nguyen, Tam ^a   Bernardy, Nancy C ^c,d   Hamblen, Jessica L ^c,d   Ruzek, Josef I ^a,b   Friedman, Matthew J ^c,d  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; VETERAN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84867677443     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100446     Document Type: Article

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