Emergence of COVID-19 pandemic created numerous physical and psychosocial upheavals for all. Specifically, health care professionals are at great risk of being contaminated by this life-threatening virus; consequently, they may prone to fear and anxiety related to COVID-19 situation. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the coping strategies as predictors of COVID-19 in general physicians of Faisalabad. The present correlational study was done on general physicians working in the outpatient departments of public and private sector hospitals of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Demographic Information Form, Brief Cope Scale and COVID-19 related Anxiety Scale were used to meet the present objectives. Multiple regression analysis revealed  active coping (? = -.247, t(118) = -2.446, p < .05), venting (? = .332, t(118) = 3.959, p < .001), religion (? = -.274, t(118) = -3.058, p < .01), emotional support (? =.207, t(118) = 2.085, p < .05), behavioral disengagement (? = .336, t(118) = 3.873, p < .001), humor (? = -.199, t(118) = -2.659, p < .01) and substance use (? = .363, t(118) = 4.158, p < .001) as significant predictors of COVID-19 related anxiety in general physicians. Three types of coping strategies seemed effective in overcoming COVID-19 related anxiety among general physicians. However, venting, behavioral disengagement, emotional support and substance abuse may decrease the COVID-19 related anxiety, if are used less by general physicians at work. The present findings have implications for general physicians who need to use coping strategies which may effectively reduce their anxiety associated with COVID-19 situation.

The objective of the present study was to explore the prevalence and severity of mental health problems (i.e., Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Anger and Hostility) among female nurses working in public sector hospitals situated in Faisalabad.  In this regard, the sample of 306 participants (female nurses) was selected from public sector hospitals situated in Faisalabad. Personal Information Sheet, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), and the subscales of Anger and Hostility (AQ) were used for the data collection. Data analysis was done through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, v22). Of the 306 participants, about 73.8% nurses reported significant depression, 80.7% nurses experienced significant anxiety, 84.9% nurses reported significant stress, 83.3% participants reported significant anger, while 81.3% reported significant hostility. Approximately, 64.15% nurses experienced moderate depression, 33.19% reported severe level of anxiety and 61.92s % nurses reported moderate level of stress. Female nurses of public sector hospitals suffered from significant mental health problems (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress, anger and hostility) which are deleterious not only for the professional growth of nurses but for the patient’s welfare as well. Addressing mental health status of nurses will enable them to cope up with personal and work related issues.