Mapping Mental Health of Seafarers Post-COVID-19: A Gaussian Graphical Model of Depression, Anxiety, and Maritime Working Conditions.
This cross-sectional study examines the levels of depression and anxiety experienced by seafarers working in countries bordering the Black Sea in the post-COVID-19 period; it also evaluates the effects of these mental conditions on socio-demographic variables, problems encountered in ship and port e...
| Publicado en: | Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 62; pp. 1 - 20 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
9/16/2025
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