Original Articles · pages 261–266
Psychological Impact in Covid-19 Positive Patients
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Sadaf Aziz, Pratishtha Singh, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha, Amarjit Singh. Psychological Impact in Covid-19 Positive Patients. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):261–266.
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Background: COVID-19 outbreaks that are widespread are linked to patients’ showing signs of psychological distress. In addition to its physical and financial costs, this illness has had a profound psychological and emotional impact on patients, their careers, families, and healthcare professionals. Aim: To evaluate the Psychological Impact in COVID-19 Positive Patients. Methods: A total of 291 COVID19 positive patients were assessed with a self-made Socio demographic pro-forma, Depression, Anxiety, Stress scale (DASS21), Mood-5 (M5) and Peritraumatic Distress Inventory scale (PDI) for COVID-19.
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Depression, COVID19, PDI 1Junior Resident, 2Professor & HOD, 3Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, 4Professor Emeritus