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cord-322277-mbe9dt3v	Sharif, Salman	COVID 19-Depression and Neurosurgeons	2020-06-06		.txt	text/plain	3315	172	53	The rapid increase in cases and evolving guidelines regarding protection and prevention of the spread of pandemic, with no confirmed treatment or approved vaccine has caused apprehension and anxiety among health care workers. The goal of this survey was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression among neurosurgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although, a recent Chinese study reported a much higher prevalence of depression (50.4%), anxiety (44.6%) and insomnia (34%) among frontline health care workers. Therefore a feeling of self-protection with provided PPE had a significant negative association with anxiety/depression while a positive COVID colleague increased the likelihood of depression among neurosurgeons. To our knowledge, this is the first study ever to determine the frequency and factors associated with anxiety and depression among 375 neurosurgeons from 52 countries. The prevalence of depression and anxiety among neurosurgeons was found to be lower than the frequency reported among other frontline workers during the COVID pandemic.	./cache/cord-322277-mbe9dt3v.txt	./txt/cord-322277-mbe9dt3v.txt