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Psychological distress of mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison with the general population in high- and low-incidence regions.
Brillon, Pascale; Philippe, Frederick L; Paradis, Alison; Geoffroy, Marie-Claude; Orri, Massimiliano; Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle.
  • Brillon P; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Philippe FL; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Paradis A; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Geoffroy MC; Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Orri M; McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Ouellet-Morin I; McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Clin Psychol ; 78(4): 602-621, 2022 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1372737
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Despite their essential role during this health crisis, little is known about the psychological distress of mental health workers (MHW).

METHOD:

A total of 616 MHW and 658 workers from the general population (GP) completed an online survey including depressive, anxiety, irritability, loneliness, and resilience measures.

RESULTS:

Overall, MHW had fewer cases with above cut-off clinically significant depression (19% MHW vs. 27%) or anxiety (16% MHW vs. 29%) than the GP. MHW in high-incidence regions of COVID-19 cases displayed the same levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than the GP and higher levels compared to MHW from low-incidence regions. MHW in high-incidence regions presented higher levels of irritability and lower levels of resilience than the MHW in low-incidence regions. Moreover, MHW in high-incidence regions reported more feelings of loneliness than all other groups.

CONCLUSION:

Implications for social and organizational preventive strategies to minimize the distress of MHW in times of crisis are discussed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Clin Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jclp.23238

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Clin Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jclp.23238