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Danielle M Gainer1, Ramzi W Nahhas, Nita V Bhatt
1Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Fairborn (Dr Gainer, Dr Nahhas, Dr Bhatt, Ms Merrill, Ms McCormack); Department of Population & Public Health Sciences, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Kettering (Dr Nahhas), Ohio.
Objective:
The primary objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between time spent treating patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US physicians.
Methods:
The authors conducted an anonymous online survey of US physicians. Linear regression was used to test the association between proportion of day treating COVID-19 and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Results:
In a sample of 1724 US physicians, proportion of day treating COVID-19 was positively and significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD scores (P < 0.001 for each).
Conclusions:
Mental health resources should be provided to physicians who treat COVID-19 because the proportion of day treating COVID-19 is associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD outcomes.
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