Prevalence of and risk factors for depression, anxiety, and burnout in U.S. neurosurgery residents
Nearly half of the participants screened positive for depression, anxiety, and burnout, while 10% recently had suicidal thoughts. Overall, female gender, being on a neurosurgical service, and junior residency were risk factors associated with depression, anxiety, and/or burnout. By contrast, department-sponsored wellness, being married, and protected didactic time were protective against one or multiple of these mental health disorders.
Authors
- Andrew Jea
- Randaline Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-5674)
- Nangorgo Jean Oumar Coulibaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2674-2956)
- Sherwin Tavakol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-0464)
- Hakeem J Shakir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-340X)
- Miri Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-2143)
- Radmehr Torabi
- Samia Nawaz
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- American Jewish University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Ivy Foundation (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_663_2025
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00