The web of silence: A qualitative case study of early intervention and support for healthcare workers with mental ill-health

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Moll, Sandra E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Healthcare workers; Mental illness; Organizational research; Qualitative methods; Stigma; Workplace mental health

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; WORKPLACE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84893659295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-138     Document Type: Article

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