Year: 2024 | Month: May | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 614-620
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240569
Mental Well -Being of Medical Students (Interns) During COVID-19 Lockdown and Coping Methods
Sambhu Prasad1, Shikha Jha2, Sulagna Mallik3
1Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, India
2Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, India
3Junior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, India
Corresponding Author: Sambhu Prasad
ABSTRACT
The heath care crisis under COVID-19 had unparalleled consequences. The whole personnel involved in the management of COVID infected persons suffered a lot in term of burnout, stress, financial hardship, sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and suicide in addition to risk of infection while treating such patients. Isolation and self-neglect may eventually result in anger, irritability and mood instability. Further, the daily contact with patients and the scarcity of resources are factors that contribute to the overall stress that healthcare workers undergo during this time. The present study highlights the major psychological crisis faced by the undergraduate MBBS student (Intern) who has to undergo compulsory clinical rotational postings in management of COVID19 infected patients.
Keywords: COVID19, health professional-Intern, psychological crisis, career outcome
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