Aspecte de diagnostic şi tratament al tulburărilor asociate stresului profesional la personalul medical în contexul pand

Healthcare professionals are confronted with multiple stressors in their daily practice and data from the literature support a higher incidence of stress-related disorders, as well as isolated symptoms of such disorders in physicians and auxiliary personnel than in the general population. The current pandemic increases not only the workload for these professionals, but also their risk to suffer from other possible stressors (e.g., worries about loss of personal health or fear to contaminate family members, facing misconceptions in the general population about the pandemic that may translate in a suspicious or even aggressive attitude toward physicians, periods of isolation secondary to work-related tasks, worries about their own lack of professional efficiency due to exhaustion, changes in personal lifestyle and daily routines, insufficient information about the new type of coronavirus, worries about the quality of the protective equipment etc.). All of these factors may lead to a higher rate of professional stress-related disorders in time of pandemic than during common working periods. Burnout syndrome, adjustment disorders, major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress reaction and substance use disorders are expected to be reported more frequently in healthcare professionals, based on the analysis of data collected during previous epidemiological crises worldwide. Therefore, programs for prevention, early detection, and treatment that target healthcare professionals are recommended, and education about mental health should be actively promoted in this population.