COVID 19 and Psychological Health: a Cross Sectional Study to Evaluate Anxiety and Depression in Covid-19 Patients

COVID19 and Psychological Health: a Cross Sectional Evaluation of the Risks of Anxiety and Depression Among Patients Diagnosed With Covid 19

The covid-19 pandemic started to spread worldwide since December 2019. It promoted to an exaggerated psychological stress and anxiety in humans due to the intolerable symptoms higher than usual death of many infected patients. This study examines the corona related anxiety and if there is need for drug intervention to treat this anxiety.

To answer these questions, a survey made to the hospitalized patients including sex, age, educational level, Marital state, and a standardized questionnaires (GAD-7 and PHQ-9) which has been validated and shown to possess good psychometric qualities in studies of participants from multiple populations.

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with COVID19 willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• unwilling unable to read or interact with standardized questionnaire unconscious