The psychological impact of the SARS epidemic on hospital employees in China: exposure, risk perception, and altruistic acceptance of risk.

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Published in Can J Psychiatry on May 01, 2009

Authors

Ping Wu1, Yunyun Fang, Zhiqiang Guan, Bin Fan, Junhui Kong, Zhongling Yao, Xinhua Liu, Cordelia J Fuller, Ezra Susser, Jin Lu, Christina W Hoven

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. pw11@columbia.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Alterations of Gut Microbiome in the Frontline Medical Staff Under the Stress (AGMFMSS) | NCT04443075

Needs, Perceptions and Acute Stress of Healtcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients in South America | NCT04486404

Socio-psychological Status of Healthcare Workers During SARS-CoV2 Pandemic | NCT04961372

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