Satisfaction in job, anxiety and medium of coping in mental health-care experts

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Page: 1492-1494

Lovleena Sharma, Manpreet Ola and Vikas Sharma (Amity Institute of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana)

Mental health professionals play a major role in dealing with various psychiatric disorders. Their role is significant in improving the mental health of people. Various practitioners fall under the category of mental health professionals including social workers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, counsellors, mental health nurses, family the rapists etc. Their scope of practice, however, often differs. But they do face burnouts in a sense that they are exposed to continuous stress, such as being faced with suicidal and often aggressive patients which in turn negatively influences both their work life and personal life. The aim of this study is to throw light on the level of job satisfaction among the mental health professionals and highlight the level of anxiety they face at workplace. It would also emphasize the various coping mechanism they use to deal with the stressful aspects work life and how they can adapt better to their workplace environment to bring about maximum job satisfaction.