TY - JOUR AU - Perera, Bilesha AU - Wickramarachchi, Bimba AU - Samanmalie, Champika AU - Hettiarachchi, Manjula PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/24 TI - Psychological experiences of healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka during COVID-19 JO - BMC Psychology SP - 49 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - The upsurge of COVID-19 has caused numerous psycho-social challenges for healthcare professionals because of its ability to spread rapidly in the community and high mortality rate. The seriousness of the disease has led many healthcare professionals plagued by stigma as well as discrimination. In this study, depressive symptomatology, levels of anxiety, and related psychosocial and occupational factors experienced by healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka during COVID -19 were investigated. SN - 2050-7283 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00526-5 DO - 10.1186/s40359-021-00526-5 ID - Perera2021 ER -