During COVID-19 pandemic, 18.3% of physicians reported PTSD

More than 18% of physicians reported post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a review and meta-analysis published online July 24 in JAMA Network Open. Mihir Kamra, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the prevalence of PTSD among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and examined variations based on demographic and other variables in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Data were included from 57 studies with 28,965 participants in 25 countries. The researchers observed an estimated pooled prevalence of 18.3% for PTSD. In 14 studies that reported sex, female physicians were more likely to Read More