Open AccessPostexposure psychological sequelae in frontline health workers to COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Keya Das,
Vssr Ryali,
R Bhavyasree,
C Madhu Sekhar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_15_21
Subject(s) - mental health , computer assisted web interviewing , covid-19 , distress , medicine , pandemic , nonprobability sampling , inclusion (mineral) , psychiatry , family medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , environmental health , disease , social psychology , population , pathology , marketing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has engulfed the globe since December 2019. Healthcare workers remain at the forefront of this battle, and like prior pandemics face mental health challenges along with physical risks. We aimed to study the perceived stress and possible posttraumatic stress in the frontline workers exposed to active COVID-19 duties in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.