02278nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001500118653001200133653002200145653002100167653001300188653003300201100002800234700002100262700001800283700001800301700003600319700003000355700003200385700002800417700001600445245014500461300001200606490000700618520131100625022001401936020001401950       2025                            d  c12/2025bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aDepression10aAnxiety10aSuicidal ideation10aHealth personnel10aCOVID-1910aHealth care seeking behavior1 aAshley Navarro-McCarthy1 aAna Sanz-García1 aPedro Altungy1 aSara Liébana1 aJosé Ramón Fernández-Hermida1 aSilvia Berdullas-Saunders1 aFrancisco Santolaya Ochando1 aMaría Paz García-Vera1 aJesús Sanz00aDepression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation in Health Care Professionals Attended at a Psychological Helpline for COVID-19 Pandemic Sufferers  a104-1100 v313 aThe aim of this study was to examine the levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among health care professionals who sought professional help for psychological problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. These psychopathological constructs were measured using the PHQ-2, the GAD-2, and the suicide item from the PHQ-9, respectively, in a sample of 238 health care professionals who contacted a nationwide psychological helpline. Findings show that 52.5% had clinical levels of depression, 71% had clinical levels of anxiety, and 7.1% reported suicidal ideation, with no differences across health care roles (nurses, physicians, other roles). These figures, for depression and anxiety, are two to three times higher than those found in the general population of health care professionals during the pandemic but are similar for suicidal ideation. The results also indicate a higher prevalence of clinical levels of depression and anxiety among professionals who were currently receiving or had received professional help for psychological problems (67.2% and 84.6%, respectively). These findings confirm global concerns about the psychological impact of the pandemic on health care professionals and underscore the importance of integrating mental health into future health crisis response planning.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437