Konstantinos N Fountoulakis, Maria K Apostolidou, Marina B Atsiova, Anna K Filippidou, Angeliki K Florou, Dimitra S Gousiou, Aikaterini R Katsara, Sofia N Mantzari, Marina Padouva-Markoulaki, Evangelia I Papatriantafyllou, Panagiota I Sacharidi, Aikaterini I Tonia, Eleni G Tsagalidou, Vasiliki P Zymara, Panagiotis E Prezerakos, Sotirios A Koupidis, Nikolaos K Fountoulakis, Anastasia Konsta, Eva Maria Tsapakis, Pavlos N Theodorakis, Elias Mossialos
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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate mental health and conspiracy theory beliefs concerning COVID-19 among health care professionals (HCPs).
Material and methods: During lockdown, an online questionnaire gathered data from 507 HCPs (432 females aged 33.86 ± 8.63 and 75 males aged 39.09 ± 9.54).
Statistical analysis: A post-stratification method to transform the study sample was used; descriptive statistics were calculated.
Results: Anxiety and probable depression were increased 1.5-2-fold and were higher in females and nurses. Previous history of depression was the main risk factor. The rates of believing in conspiracy theories concerning the COVID-19 were alarming with the majority of individuals (especially females) following some theory to at least some extend.
Conclusions: The current paper reports high rates of depression, distress and suicidal thoughts in the HCPs during the lockdown, with a high prevalence of beliefs in conspiracy theories. Female gender and previous history of depression acted as risk factors, while the belief in conspiracy theories might act as a protective factor. The results should be considered with caution due to the nature of the data (online survey on a self-selected but stratified sample).
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica is an international journal focussing on translational neuropsychiatry. It publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews. The Journal''s scope specifically highlights the pathway from discovery to clinical applications, healthcare and global health that can be viewed broadly as the spectrum of work that marks the pathway from discovery to global health.