An individual psychological reaction study in COVID-19 positive victims

Abstract

Context: COVID-19 is a disease on individual and society. The patient suffering from COVID-19 shows a higher degree of psychiatric morbidity. The patient develops psychiatric reaction such as denial, some hopelessness about life, tension/anxiety due to segregation by family and society. Aims: study of Patient Perception and early reaction just after diagnosis of COVID-19 positive in victims. Methods: Cross sectional study was carried out by conducting exit interview of 150 victims’ of COVID-19 positive Observations: More than half of the cases in 150 studied cases belonged to age group more than 50 years in both sex and female to male ratio was 33:67. The initial reaction to the diagnosis was negative in majority of the respondents. 86% had anxiety or tension with 76% of them were hopeful of cure. Conclusion: A rapidly-spreading epidemic can be a particularly tough time for people with preexisting mental health conditions like anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder.