Self-referrals to a doctors' mental health service over 10 years

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 172-176

  Meerten, M ^a   Rost, F ^a   Bland, J ^b   Garelick, A I ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Doctors' mental health; Medical profession; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897482993     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt177     Document Type: Article

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