Psychological distress during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of doctors practising in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in the UK and Ireland

Tom Roberts; Jo Daniels; William Hulme; Robert Hirst; Daniel Horner; Mark D Lyttle; Katie Samuel; Blair Graham; Charlie Reynard; Michael Barrett; James Foley; John Cronin; Etimbuk Umana; Joao Vinagre; Edward Carlton

doi:10.1136/emermed-2020-210438

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Psychological distress during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of doctors practising in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in the UK and Ireland

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Tom Roberts TERN, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, UK Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jo Daniels Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, Somerset, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William Hulme Statistical Consultant, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert Hirst Department of Anaesthesia, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Horner TERN, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, UK Department of Intensive Care and Emergency Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark D Lyttle Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK UWE Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katie Samuel Department of Anaesthesia, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Blair Graham Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, University of Plymouth Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth, UK Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charlie Reynard Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Barrett Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Foley Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Cronin Department of Emergency Medicine, St Vincents University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Women's and Children's Health, University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Etimbuk Umana Emergency Department, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joao Vinagre College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Edward Carlton Emergency Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury on Trym, UK School of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
on Behalf of the collaborators of TERN, RAFT, PERUKI, ITERN, TRIC, and SATARN
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Correspondence to Dr Tom Roberts, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, UK; tomkieranroberts{at}gmail.com

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Roberts T, Daniels J, Hulme W on Behalf of the collaborators of TERN, RAFT, PERUKI, ITERN, TRIC, and SATARN, et al

Psychological distress during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of doctors practising in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in the UK and Ireland

Emergency Medicine Journal 2021;38:450-459.

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Received July 20, 2020
Revised February 24, 2021
Accepted March 3, 2021
First published April 8, 2021.

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May 24, 2021

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