Stressful and Traumatic Life Events are Associated with Burnout—A Cross-Sectional Twin Study

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 899-907

  Mather, Lisa ^a   Blom, Victoria ^a   Svedberg, Pia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout professional; Life change events; Mental disorders; Stress psychological; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912015167     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: 15327558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-013-9381-3     Document Type: Article

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