Well-Being and Safety Among Inpatient Psychiatric Staff: The Impact of Conflict, Assault, and Stress Reactivity

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 703-716

  Kelly, Erin L ^a,b   Fenwick, Karissa ^b   Brekke, John S ^b   Novaco, Raymond W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Conflict; Psychiatric staff; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84941670222     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-015-0683-4     Document Type: Article

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