Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among emergency physicians in Libya after civil war: a cross-sectional study.

Muhammed ElhadiAla KhaledAns Bassam MalekAhmed El-Alem El-AzhariAhmed Zakaria GweaAhmed ZaidSalman Mabruk ElturkiAhmed AburgegahMunir Ahmed K Abu AgeilaAbdulmueti AlhadiHafed Abdulwahhab AlbashkarAliyah Mustafa AlshareefAdel Basher Ben NamaNizar Aljarboue Mohammed SahbounHazem Ahmed

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The high prevalence rate of anxiety and depression is of concern, and the high rate of physical and verbal abuse highlights the range of abuse endured by doctors in Libya. Therefore, screening for anxiety and depression at regular intervals is needed to avoid the deterioration of mental health, which can increase the risk of suicide and dropping out, and decrease the level of healthcare for patients.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
depressive symptoms
risk factors
end stage renal disease
physical activity
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
emergency department
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sleep quality
mental illness