Staff stress and burnout

Reaching Out: The Psychology of Assertive Outreach

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 119-142

  Gray, Abi ^a   Mulligan, Alison ^b  

^a SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85086061809     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203873922-14     Document Type: Chapter

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