Authors : Akhilesh Jain, Naman Jain, Manish Kumar Goyal, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Neelam Yadav, Pradhyumn Kumar
DOI : 10.18231/j.pjms.2023.061
Volume : 13
Issue : 2
Year : 2023
Page No : 316-322
Introduction & Objectives: COVID-19 Pandemic has caused tremendous turmoil across the world. Disease and measures to control it can cause fear and stress in many individuals, which in turn may lead to various mental health issues. This study was planned to find out various psychological issues in general public during lockdown period.
Materials and Methods : This was an online internet based survey using a self-designed questionnaire, including socio-demographic profile, clinical profile, and questions about various psychological symptoms.
Results : Repeated thoughts about corona were significantly higher in person with current psychiatric conditions. Sadness was reported significantly higher in non-medical person than the health care workers. Sadness was reported more by female participants and person with current psychiatric illness. Similarly person with current psychiatric illness reported more disturbed sleep, excess worries, and dysfunctions in life.
Conclusion : Major concern about future along with higher reporting of symptom profile suggestive of depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance craving, and health related anxiety signifies that during Covid-19 period, people are at higher risk of developing mental health issues.
Keywords: COVID-19, Mental health