[Anxiety, depression and stress-related disorders in post Covid-19: A Tunisian study].

Objectives: - Our study aimed to assess anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder in post coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and identify associated factors.

Patients And Methods: - Our study is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study carried out during the period from March 1 to May 15 2021 on patients who were hospitalized and discharged from the Covid-19 unit in the pneumology department at the Hedi Chaker hospital in Sfax (Tunisia). Patients who met all of the following criteria were included: aged 18 and over; having a diagnosis of Covid-19 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or by CT scan; monitored at the Covid-19 unit and who their clinical conditions did not require intensive care; survivors after 3 months of leaving the service; and having given their informed and informal consent to participate in the study.

[Premature birth: a risk factor for maternal depression?].

Premature birth constitutes a major ordeal not only for the child but also the mother. It reveals the psychological capacities of mothers with depressive affects as signs. Hedi Chaker university hospital in Sfax in Tunisia carried out a study on mothers of premature babies.

[Burn out in health care providers: a Tunisian study about 142 nurses].

Background: Burnout is a syndrome which affects preferentially help professions, having a strong emotional interpersonal implication.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of burn out in a sample of Tunisian nurses, and to determine its causes and perceived repercussions.

Methods: In a first step, we assessed the work conditions, the perceived burn out and its possible consequences in 142 nurses from 12 different wards.

[Evaluation of depression in elderly people living in nursing homes: a study involving 35 people].

Background: Depression in the elderly is often inadequately diagnosed and insufficiently treated. Regardless of the nature of the depression, the influence and the impact of the biological, situational, social and psychological factors would be more important in old subjects than in young ones when the disorder occurs. The nursing home, as an institution, is another factor facilitating the appearance of depression.