Traumatic stress symptoms among Spanish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study.
Ana Portillo-Van DiestGemma VilagutItxaso AlayoMontse FerrerFranco AmigoBenedikt L AmannAndrés Aragón-PeñaEnric AragonèsÁngel Asúnsolo Del BarcoMireia CamposIsabel Del Cura-GonzálezMeritxell EspugaAna González-PintoJosep M HaroAmparo LarrauriNieves López-FresneñaAlma Martínez de SalázarJuan D MolinaRafael M Ortí-LucasMara ParelladaJosé M Pelayo-TeránAurora Pérez-ZapataJosé I PijoanNieves PlanaTeresa PuigCristina RiusCarmen Rodríguez-BlázquezFerran SanzConsol SerraIratxe Urreta-BarallobreRonald C KesslerRonny BruffaertsEduard VietaVíctor Pérez-SoláJordi AlonsoPhilippe Mortiernull nullPublished in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2023)
TSSs among Spanish healthcare workers active during the COVID-19 pandemic are common and associated with various pandemic-related stressful experiences. Future research should investigate if these stressful experiences represent truly traumatic experiences and carry risk for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder.