title: Why hospital mental health staff terminate employment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  How hospital mental health staff make the decision to terminate employment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects (N = 30) included mental health professionals formerly employed at a large Canadian psychiatric hospital. They were interviewed using Ebaugh's model of the role exit process to determine different dimensions of the existing process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The role exit process tended to cover a considerable time span, with notable potential for reversing the decisions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Staff who terminate employment due to job-related circumstances could be retained if active problem-solving measures were undertaken by the staff member and appropriate administrative personnel.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hiscott
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Connop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires