Employee assistance programs: a prevention and treatment prescription for problems in health care organizations.
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are a by-product of community-based mental health services--making behavioral care available in an outpatient ambulatory setting. This manuscript outlines an application of EAPs to health care workers and the multiplicity of challenges they must confront and describes the importance of timely intervention and support.
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Department of Health Professions, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
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D003376:Counseling; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States