A survey of burnout among Australian mental health occupational therapists and social workers
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyPublished 1 September 2004
Chris Lloyd, Robert King
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These results suggested that, while occupational therapists and social workers reported emotional exhaustion, there was less evidence of depersonalisation and they reported very high personal accomplishment in their work.
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These results suggested that, while occupational therapists and social workers reported emotional exhaustion, there was less evidence of depersonalisation and they reported very high personal accomplishment in their work. Results are congruent with those of previous studies and it is argued that the focus of future research should be on identifying characteristics of mental health work that contribute to emotional exhaustion.
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