Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Junior Anesthetists and Intensivists

Mental health disorders are rapidly growing nowadays and it is well known that people who are subjected to a long term stress are among the highly vulnerable group. Of those, doctors come first specially those working in anesthesia and ICU field owing to the nature of their work where heavy work load, exposure to occupational hazards and competitive environment predominate. More care is needed to identify the magnitude of the ongoing problem and to stand on its determinants to be able to prevent or treat the negative impact on their health and patients as well.