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Covid-19: Two fifths of doctors say pandemic has worsened their mental health
BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4148 (Published 27 October 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m4148Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
- Abi Rimmer
- The BMJ
More than two fifths of doctors in the UK say that their mental health is now worse than before the pandemic, a BMA survey has found.
The association received responses from 6610 doctors working across England to a snapshot survey it conducted in October. Of the 6550 doctors who responded to a question about their mental wellbeing, 43% said that they were currently experiencing work related depression, anxiety, stress, …