JMA Journal
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Review Article
Physicians' Resilience as a Positive Effect of COVID-19
Tomoyuki UshimotoKenshi MurasakaMasaru SakuraiMasao IshizakiYukihiro WatoTsugiyasu KandaYuji Kasamaki
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2023 Volume 6 Issue 4 Pages 365-370

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People devoid of COVID-19 may exhibit mental health problems, such as anxiety disorders, depression, panic attack, insomnia, emotional disorder, and suicidal actions. Healthcare workers (HCWs) may also exhibit these problems. Physicians should be careful an "at-risk" population. Physicians revealed higher levels of resilience than the popular workers. Humans with stronger resilience have lower feeling of anxiety and depression. We investigated the risk to physicians from an infected environment to infected patients during the pandemic. The social and psychological support of all HCWs, particularly physicians, is significant in the fight against this pandemic. Physicians working with patients with COVID-19 should set enough time to relax, sleep, and spend time with family. Resilience in physicians facing COVID-19 can induce post-traumatic growth in the future.

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