Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Symptoms, Burnout, and Functioning in Frontline Health Care Workers Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Symptomics Analysis
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Author Affiliations
Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
Corresponding author: Lorig K. Kachadourian, PhD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 ([email protected]).
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Office of Well-Being and Resilience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York jDepartment of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York *Corresponding author: Lorig K. Kachadourian, PhD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 ([email protected]).
Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Office of Well-Being and Resilience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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