en <div style=text-align: justify;><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare workers in Kurdistan, Iraq.<br> <strong>Instrument & Methods: </strong>In this descriptive study, healthcare workers in four different COVID-19 hospitals in Erbil, Sulaimani, Chamchamal, and Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq participated in this study on a convenience sampling method from April 10, 2020, to May 20, 2020. The degree of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms were assessed based on the translated to Kurdish versions of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 and Hopkins Symptom Checklist, respectively. For analyzing the data, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used by SPSS 20.<br> <strong>Findings: </strong>Of 182 healthcare workers, 53.3% of participants screened positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 29.1% for anxiety, and 39.0% for depression. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression according to gender and family status (p>0.05). However, respondents aged <40 scored higher on PCL-5, but no difference was found on HSCL-25. Nurses in the Sulaimani city, frontline workers, and those who had COVID-19 related traumatic experience scored higher on all three measures.<br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The psychological impact of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is highly concerned. Preventive programs and adaptive psychological interventions are needed.</div> COVID-19,Healthcare Workers,PTSD,Anxiety,Depression, 303 308 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-62784-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 P.J. Mohammad parzheen.mohammad@charmouniversity.org 1003194753284600222901 1003194753284600222901 Yes Charmo Center for Research, Training and Consultancy, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq S.M. Amine 1003194753284600222902 1003194753284600222902 No Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq D.K. Sabir 1003194753284600222903 1003194753284600222903 No Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq F.J. Saeed 1003194753284600222904 1003194753284600222904 No Sulaimani Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Iraq D.S. Hama Amin 1003194753284600222905 1003194753284600222905 No Life Mental Health Center, Anwar Sheikha Medical City, Sulaimani, Iraq