Abstract
BackgroundCorona virus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as a public health emergency & pandemic, which has affected the world in several domains including financial & psychological. Resident doctors helping the community during this tragedy at frontline have also suffered from psychological problems during their duty.AimTo screen for anxiety & depression among resident doctors of various departments involved/not involved in COVID-19 duty at a tertiary care hospital.MethodsA cross-sectional study conducted on 175 resident doctors who were screened for depression using Public Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and for anxiety using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7). The study was conducted through an online survey using Google forms.ResultsOut of 175 resident doctors, 15.42% screened positive for depression requiring treatment and 15.42% for having significant anxiety. Significant association was found between depression & presence of any kind of symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity; between anxiety and gender, presence of psychiatric comorbidity & any kind of symptoms.ConclusionOur study suggested elevated levels of anxiety & depression due to COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need of early diagnosis & psychiatric intervention to help them cope with the issue.
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