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. 2020 May 1;3(5):e2010185.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10185.

Mental Health Outcomes Among Frontline and Second-Line Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Italy

Rodolfo Rossi  1 , Valentina Socci  2 , Francesca Pacitti  2 , Giorgio Di Lorenzo  1   3   4 , Antinisca Di Marco  5 , Alberto Siracusano  1   3 , Alessandro Rossi  2
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Mental Health Outcomes Among Frontline and Second-Line Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Italy

Rodolfo Rossi et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study reports on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and insomnia among health care workers in Italy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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