Anxiety among Staff Members and Workers in Maamoura Mental Hospital

Abstract

Anxiety disorders defined by excess worry, hyperarousal, and fear that is counterproductive and debilitating are some of the most common psychiatric conditions in the Western World. Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. Physicians and nurses are affected by a variety of stressors in their work places because of their responsibility to provide health and treatment to patients. Factors causing anxiety among workers are increasing, and psychosocial causes are the most common. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence rate of anxiety among staff members and workers in Mental Hospitals (Maamoura Hospital) and to assess the possible factors that might lead to anxiety among staff members and workers in Maamoura Mental Hospital, and to compare between staff members in Mental and general Chest Hospital regarding anxiety level. From Al Maamoura Mental Hospital 60 subjects and 120 from Al Maamoura Chest Hospital were recruited. Taylor Anxiety rating scale was used to assess the anxiety levels. The prevalence of anxiety in Al Maamoura Mental Hospital on Taylor anxiety rating scale was (76.8%) with different degrees versus 56.6% in the chest Hospital.