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Original Article

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain that was never recognized in humans before. It was discovered in 2019 and its common signs include fever, respiratory symptoms; cough and dyspnea.

Aim of the Work: To investigate whether there are any psychiatric symptoms in patient who got COVID-19 infection or not. Subjects and Methods: This case control involved 132 subjects divided into a case group of 66 patients who were treated in tertiary care at Al-Hussein and Sayed Galal Hospitals, Al-Azhar University and a control group of another 66 patients who didn’t get infection. The Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90-R) and clinical interview have been used to evaluate subjects within 6 months of discharge from quarantine sections. Results: The results of this study showed that subjects of case group had significant levels of somatization, depression and anxiety based on SCL-90R, while clinical interview showed significant increase of major depressive episodes, persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia. Conclusion: A wide spectrum of psychiatric symptoms occur in COVID-19 patients. Based on SCL-90-R data from COVID-19 survivors, psychiatric symptoms may exist within 6 months following discharge; Somatization, Depression and Anxiety were significantly higher in post-COVID-19 patients. Based on clinical interview, various disorders occur to COVID-19 survivors including Major depressive episode, Persistent depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder and Insomnia

Keywords

COVID-19, respiratory distress, psychiatry, depression, anxiety

Subject Area

Psychiatry

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