Psychological Consequences of Work Injury: Personality, Trauma and Psychological Distress Symptoms of Noninjured Workers and Injured Workers Returning To, or Remaining at Work

International Journal of Disability Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 37-46

  Wall, Cindy L ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a   Morrissey, Shirley A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

personality; psychological distress; return to work; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007999951     PISSN: 18338550     EISSN: 18344887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jdmr.2.2.37     Document Type: Article

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