Existential Anxiety, Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Patients with COVID-19 Infection in Kashmir Valley

Pages: 524-530
Yasir Hassan Rather (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Masood Maqbool (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Zoya Shafat Mir (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Fatimah Ali Wani (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Qurat Ul Ann (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Saima Banoo (Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir (IMHANS-K), Sri Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir

In the times of COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty, a range of psychological reactions are expected from the common masses. The current study aims at assessing existential anxiety, depression, anxiety reaction and post-traumatic stress symptoms among patients with COVID-19 infection in Kashmir Valley. For the same, a total of 53 patients and 31 healthy controls participated in the study. Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Howard Trauma Questionnaire-16 and Existential Anxiety Questionnaire were used to assess the depression, anxiety, PTSD and Existential Anxiety respectively. Results showed that depression was significantly high among normal controls than patients with COVID-19 infection. While as existential anxiety and anxiety symptoms didn’t show any significant difference between the groups.