Changes in VA psychiatrists' attitudes about work environment and turnover during mental health service enhancement

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 563-569

  Mohr, David C ^a,b   Bauer, Mark S ^a,c   Penfold, Robert B ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; VETERANS HEALTH; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84883204711     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200337     Document Type: Article

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