Mental Well -Being of Medical Students (Interns) During COVID-19 Lockdown and Coping Methods

The heath care crisis under COVID-19 had unparalleled consequences. The whole personnel involved in the management of COVID infected persons suffered a lot in term of burnout, stress, financial hardship, sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and suicide in addition to risk of infection while treating such patients. Isolation and self-neglect may eventually result in anger, irritability and mood instability. Further, the daily contact with patients and the scarcity of resources are factors that contribute to the overall stress that healthcare workers undergo during this time. The present study highlights the major psychological crisis faced by the undergraduate MBBS student (Intern) who has to undergo compulsory clinical rotational postings in management of COVID19 infected patients.