Psychological distress and trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey of doctors practising anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, and emergency medicine in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Aug;127(2):e78-e80. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.05.017. Epub 2021 May 28.
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Keywords: COVID-19; anaesthesia; emergency medicine; intensive care; mental health; psychological trauma.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia / psychology
  • Anesthesia / trends*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / psychology
  • COVID-19 / therapy
  • Cohort Studies
  • Critical Care / psychology
  • Critical Care / trends*
  • Emergency Medicine / trends*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ireland / epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Physicians / psychology
  • Physicians / trends*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psychological Distress*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology