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Doctors were more likely to experience PTSD during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to international researchers who looked at data on the prevalence of PTSD before the pandemic, as well as in the general population. The paper looked at 57 studies, totalling around 29,000 participants across 25 countries including Australia, and found PTSD was more than three times higher in doctors than the general population, as well as higher than historically reported PTSD for doctors before the pandemic. The team also found that female doctors and medical trainees were more likely to develop PTSD, and emergency and family medicine specialties also reported a higher prevalence of PTSD.
Journal/conference: JAMA Network Open
Link to research (DOI): 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23316
Organisation/s: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
Funder: This study was supported by funding from the Canadian Medical Association. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Solmi reported being a consultant and receiving honoraria from Abbvie,
Angelini, Lundbeck, and Otsuka outside the submitted work. Dr Sood reported being a consultant for Bayer, Astra
Zeneca, GlaxoSmithkline, and Otsuka outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
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