Sources of Distress and Coping Strategies Among Emergency Physicians During COVID-19

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Authors

Erin Dehon · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Kori S. Zachrison · Massachusetts General Hospital

Jennifer Peltzer-Jones · Henry Ford Health System

Ramin Tabatabai · Keck Hospital of USC

Elizabeth Clair · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Michael A. Puskarich · Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Amy Ondeyka

Abstract

Emergency physicians have experienced high levels of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those using avoidant coping strategies were most likely to experience depression, anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD, while humor and positive reframing were effective coping strategies.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume 22, Issue 6, pp. 1240-1252

DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.9.53406

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