title: Predictors of a healthy workplace for Swedish and English psychiatrists.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Few studies have attempted to analyse the organisational aspects of the workplace that may affect the well-being of psychiatrists and even fewer have offered insights into what a positive workplace might look like. This study provides an outline of such a workplace, with reference to individual and organisational factors. In addition, a comparison is made between two European cities to check for cultural differences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and eighty psychiatrists from Stockholm and Birmingham responded to a previously tested questionnaire on their work environment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Predictors of a positive workplace for psychiatrists were: high self-esteem, satisfactory support with work-related problems, lower perceived workload, positive view of leadership, low work-related exhaustion and having a sense of participation in the organisation. There were few cultural differences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measures should be taken to improve leadership skills for managers, to offer more support for work-related problems, and to allow psychiatrists to participate more in the organisation.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health, Stockholm, Sweden. Sarah.Thomsen@ipm.ki.se
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dallender
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arnetz
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008603:Mental Health; D016272:Occupational Health; D011570:Psychiatry; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013548:Sweden; D006113:United Kingdom; D014754:Violence; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards