Burnout among therapists working with persons with autism after the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy: A longitudinal comparative study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-240

  Valenti, M ^a   La Malfa, G ^a   Tomassini, A ^b   Masedu, F ^b   Tiberti, S ^b   Sorge, G ^c  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c 'Il Cireneo' Foundation for Autism   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disaster work; Mental health; Psychological trauma; Rehabilitation; Scales and assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF;

EID: 84895166732     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12054     Document Type: Article

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