Mental health symptoms in a cohort of hospital healthcare workers following the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

Kasun WanigasooriyaPriyanka PalimarDavid N Naumann Khalida IsmailJodie L FellowsPeter LoganChristopher V ThompsonHelen BerminghamAndrew D BeggsTariq Ismail

Published in: BJPsych open (2020)

We report higher rates of clinically significant mental health symptoms among hospital HCW following the initial COVID-19 pandemic peak in the UK. Those with a history of mental health conditions were most at risk. Adequate PPE availability, access to well-being support and reduced exposure to moral dilemmas may protect hospital HCW from mental health symptoms.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
healthcare
acute care
sleep quality
adverse drug
cross sectional
emergency department
depressive symptoms