Stress, mental health, and burnout in national humanitarian aid workers in gulu, northern uganda

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 713-720

  Ager, Alastair ^a   Pasha, Eba ^a   Yu, Gary ^a   Duke, Thomas ^b   Eriksson, Cynthia ^b   Cardozo, Barbara Lopes ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UGANDA;

EID: 84870759747     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21764     Document Type: Article

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