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Psychiatric symptoms and moral injury among US healthcare workers in the COVID-19 era.
Amsalem, Doron; Lazarov, Amit; Markowitz, John C; Naiman, Aliza; Smith, Thomas E; Dixon, Lisa B; Neria, Yuval.
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  • Amsalem D; New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA. doron.amsalem@nyspi.columbia.edu.
  • Lazarov A; School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Markowitz JC; New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Naiman A; New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Smith TE; New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Dixon LB; New York State Office of Mental Health, New York City, USA.
  • Neria Y; New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
BMC Psychiatry ; 21(1): 546, 2021 11 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34740357
BACKGROUND: Emerging cross-sectional data indicate that healthcare workers (HCWs) in the COVID-19 era face particular mental health risks. Moral injury - a betrayal of one's values and beliefs, is a potential concern for HCWs who witness the devastating impact of acute COVID-19 illness while too often feeling helpless to respond. This study longitudinally examined rates of depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and moral injury among United States HCWs in the COVID-19 era. We anticipated finding high levels of clinical symptoms and moral injury that would remain stable over time. We also expected to find positive correlations between clinical symptoms and moral injury. METHODS: This three-wave study assessed clinical symptoms and moral injury among 350 HCWs at baseline, 30, and 90 days between September and December 2020. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and moral injury were measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD), and Moral Injury Events Scale (MIES). RESULTS: Of the 350 HCWs, 72% reported probable anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD disorders at baseline, 62% at day 30, and 64% at day 90. High level of moral injury was associated with a range of psychopathology including suicidal ideation, especially among healthcare workers self-reporting COVID-19 exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Findings demonstrate broad, persisting, and diverse mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among United States HCWs. This study is the first to longitudinally examine the relationships between moral injury and psychopathology among HCWs, emphasizing the need to increase HCWs' access to mental healthcare.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article