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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the depression, anxiety, stress, fear of viruses, trauma symptom levels and their relationship with Type D personality in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 healthcare professionals (22 nurses, 11 midwives, 4 medical secretaries, 7 medical officers and 6 physcians) working at A State Hospital and 89 employees in a customer relations call center of a private company, as the control group, who met similar criteria were included in the study. Socio-demographic questionnaire form, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Type D Scale (DS14), Impact of Event Scale - Revised Form (IES-R) , and Visual Analogue Scale were applied to the participants. RESULTS: No significant difference was found between the healthcare professionals and the control group in terms of depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and fear of virus. According to the cut-off scores of the scales, in the group of healthcare professionals, 8% had depression, 24% had anxiety, 16% had stress, and 94% had trauma; in the control group, it was found that 20.22% had depression, 31.46% had anxiety, 22.47% suffered from stress, and 84.26% had trauma. In those with Type D personality, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma scores were significantly higher compared to those without Type D personality (p<0.001, p=0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). Also, it was determined that there was a positive correlation between Type D personality score and depression, anxiety, stress and trauma, and between trauma and depression, anxiety, and stress. CONCLUSIONS: Our study results demonstrated that there was a certain level of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma in both healthcare professionals and the control group, and that Type D personality characteristics were associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma.