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Conclusion:

During the pandemic process, it is important to supply adequate number of personal protective equipment to healthcare workers working in risky places and to conduct regular screening tests. It is necessary to provide medical care for the sick health workers and medical and financial support for their families. Managers must ensure assurance against malpractice. It is important that the trainings are carried out face-to-face and regularly. Widespread use of telemedicine seems to be crucial.

Results:

77.2% (n=115) of the participants stated that they were assigned to COVID-19-related fields at least once, during their residency training, while 18.0% (n=27) stated that they had COVID-19. Residents assigned to COVID-19-related units, have more severe mental difficulties than non-assigned residents. 67.4% (n=95) of the residents experienced distress and restlessness, 54.6% (n=77) burnout and intolerance and 7.1% (n=10) had suicidal thoughts. 64.6% (n=95) emphasized that lecture hours decreased compared to the pre-pandemic period.

Materials and Methods:

Thirty-nine items created by the researchers were shared in the e-mail group of CAD residents via Google Forms between May 2021 and June 2021. Questionnaire included the sociodemographic characteristics of participants, changes in the daily routines of the CAD clinics, training of the resident physicians and their mental health.

Objectives:

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The impact of the pandemic on the health system has been devastating. With the increasing patient load, physicians from many different clinics were assigned to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) related departments. In this article, it is aimed to discuss the effects of the pandemic in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAD) and resident physicians in Turkey during the 1-year period after the beginning of the epidemic and to offer solutions.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Its Effects on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Assistant Physicians in Turkey - Survey Study

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