Prevalence of Various Psychological Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

As a global threat, the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge to psychological resilience. The aim was to determine the prevalence of various psychological disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a systematic review. Studies using different combinations of keywords COVID-19, SARS-COV, pandemic, psychological disorders, mental health and, psychological consequences were retrieved from different scientific databases Elsevier, Pubmed, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science. These studies were published from December 1, 2019, to May 30, 2020. Twenty-eight studies out of 410 retrieved articles were evaluated and analyzed for data extraction. The analysis of studies revealed that the different types of psychological disorders like stress, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, mental distress, schizophrenia, sleep disorders and sleep disturbances, vicarious traumatization, and internet addiction on moderate to severe in public and medical personnel were recorded during COVID-19 crisis. The frontline health care workers were more depressed, anxious, insomniac, and mentally disturbed. Women were more vulnerable to psychological disorders and sleep problems. Young people were more likely to experience generalized anxiety disorder and mental distress.COVID-19 has led to high prevalence and a wide range of psychological disorders in society. It is essential to provide psychological assistance and training strategies to deal with a variety of these psychological disorders.

The relationship between Corona disease Anxiety and General Health in Health Care Working

“…The Relationship between Corona Disease Anxiety ... most samples had mild general health, and the highest mean of general health was related to depression that is consistent with Carimii (2020) (22). The results of the study showed that there is a significant negative relationship between C-19A and the general health of HCWs that are consistent with Young (2021) (23).…”

“…3-General Health Questionnaire: This scale was designed by Petals and Hiller (1979) and included 28 items in 4 dimensions; physical (items 1-7), anxiety and sleep disorders (items 8-14), social function (items 15-21), and depression (items [22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The questionnaire is scored on a 4-point Likert scale.…”