Stress and intervention strategies in mental health professionals

Bibliographic Data

ID9616893
AuthorsStanley Rabin (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Dina Feldman (Israel Ministry of Health), Ze' Ev Kaplan, Z Kaplan (0000-0003-1620-1811, Israel Ministry of Health)
Year1999
Volume72
Issue2
Pages159-169
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1348/000711299159916
PMID10397421
OpenAlexW2056774751
LanguageEN
Citations received6

There is growing evidence to show that mental health professionals by the nature of their work are particularly vulnerable to stress with all its detrimental effects on service delivery and quality of care. This comes at a time when mental health services in many countries are under considerable strain. The present paper examines the multifaceted stressors encountered by the mental health team and recommends possible ways of reducing burnout through innovative intervention strategies. The detection of emotional distress and psychological dysfunctioning in mental health providers is outlined and their management carefully considered

Burnout · Distress · Intervention (counseling) · Mental health · Psychiatry · Stressor · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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