Mental health in healthcare professionals
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
The COVID-19 pandemic put a major strain on the healthcare system worldwide, not least on the psychological and emotional wellbeing of doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. Even before the pandemic, healthcare professionals faced anxiety, depression, and burnout due to high-pressure working environments and long, irregular working hours. Despite the growing recognition of this problem, and of the importance of healthcare teams’ mental health on patient outcomes, barriers to identifying and addressing mental health issues in the healthcare workforce remain. Affected individuals may be reluctant to seek help due to perceived taboos, while support systems for those who do seek help may be limited. Understanding the factors affecting mental health among these individuals is critical for addressing these problems.
This Collection will highlight original research on the wellbeing of all healthcare professionals, including the causes, frequency, and consequences of mental health issues, as well as strategies for ameliorating them.
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3.
Editors
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Danilo Garcia, PhD
Lab for Biopsychosocial Personality Research (BPS-PR) Lab Promotion of Health and Innovation (PHI) Lab Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health (CELAM), University of Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Thiago Medeiros da Costa Daniele, PhD
University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Brazil. Promotion of Health and Innovation (PHI) Lab, International Network for Well-Being
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Um I Lela, PhD
School of Art & Social sciences GIFT University Pakistan, Pakistan Pakistan institute of Living and Learning, Pakistan Promotion of Health and Innovation (PHI) Lab, International Network for Well-Being
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Juzhe Xi, PhD
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, Affiliated Mental Health Center (ECNU), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, China
