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study involving carers of adults with intellectual disabilities detained within a
secure hospital. Twenty-seven nursing staff completed a Five Minute Speech Sample
regarding a keyworked client. EE was coded, and measures of coping strategies,
burnout, attitudes to psychiatric treatment and job satisfaction were administered.
Sixty-three percent of the sample were coded as having high EE. These subjects
reported significantly higher levels of depersonalization and lower levels of
personal accomplishment. They used coping strategies more frequently: specifically
they reported trying to reorganize their work and to seek support from others. The
results are discussed in light of the findings of previous studies. It is noted that
the study was not causal and the sample size was small.
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