Course of mental distress among psychotherapists throughout two years of the COVID- 19 pandemic: individual and inter-relational resources make a difference—cross-sectional and longitudinal results of the VOICE study
This study revealed lower levels of depression among psychotherapists compared with the comparison sample throughout the pandemic. Concurrently, the resource levels were mostly comparable and stable, with a protective impact of the sense of coherence (stable) and optimism (decreasing) and an association of high social support with low depression throughout the pandemic. Strengthening the sense of coherence and social support should be the focus of professional and policy attention to improve the ability of psychotherapists to cope with future crises.
Authors
- Franziska Geiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4212-9692)
- Lucia Jerg‐Bretzke
- Sabine Mogwitz
- Eva Morawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-7503)
- Kerstin Weidner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9140-4068)
- Gloria‐Beatrice Wintermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-0852)
- Andreas Baranowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-5289)
- Petra Beschoner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-8830)
- Yeşim Erim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-1798)
- Susann Steudte‐Schmiedgen
- Christian Albus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-887X)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06867-4
- Primary Topic
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Technische Universität Dresden