Psychological distress among health professional students during the COVID-19 outbreak

2020283 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Yuchen Li · Sichuan University

Yue Wang · Sichuan University

Jingwen Jiang · West China Medical Center of Sichuan University

Unnur Valdimarsdóttir · Harvard University

Katja Fall · Örebro University

Fang Fang · Karolinska Institutet

Huan Song ·

Abstract

Our findings suggest that COVID-19 related psychological distress and high symptoms burden of ASR are common among health professional students. Extended family and professional support should be considered for vulnerable individuals during these unprecedented times.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and Mental Health Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Psychological Medicine

Volume 51, Issue 11, pp. 1952-1954

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001555

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