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Psychological care of staff following traumatic incidents at work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ronan J. McIvor*
Affiliation:
Acting Consultant Psychiatrist Emergency Clinic, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Rachel Canterbury
Affiliation:
Traumatic Stress Service, Maudsley Hospital
John Gunn
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF
*
Correspondence
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