• Margaux Kerrien, Richard Pougnet, Ronan Garlantézec, Laurence Pougnet, Mickaël Le Galudec, Brice Loddé, and Jean-Dominique Dewitte.
• CHRU de Brest, hôpital de Bohars, pôle psychiatrie, 29820 Bohars, France; Université européenne de Bretagne, université de Bretagne occidentale, 29238 Brest, France.
• Presse Med. 2015 Apr 1; 44 (4 Pt 1): e84-91.

UnlabelledThe caregivers are exposed to several occupational hazards, including psychosocial risks. Among these occupational groups, junior doctors have been little studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among junior doctors and their links with their work.MethodsThis is a prospective study using an anonymous online questionnaire between October 2011 and June 2012. Every junior doctor of Brest medical school was included without exclusion criteria. The questionnaire asked about demographic and health data. It included four validated scales: the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the Spielberger anxiety questionnaire, the Quality of Life Questionnaire of WHO (WHO-QOL) and the Job Content Questionnaire of Karasek.ResultsOne hundred and ninety-two junior doctors were included; 68.2 % of them were women. They were 13.0 % suffering from depression; 28.7 % from anxiety; 32.8 % of junior doctors were in job strain and 29.7 % in iso strain. Depression was correlated with high psychological demands and anxiety. The lack of organizational support from senior doctors and competition between junior doctors increased the junior doctors' anxiety.ConclusionA part of junior doctors is anxious and depressed, somehow due to the psychological demands of work and relationships with other junior doctors and with senior doctors.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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