Abstract

This paper aims to Assessment of psychological disorders consisting of fear and depression among patients with Covid 19 in Iraq. A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted to patients with Coronavirus to know the type of effect that the Coronavirus pandemic has on patients in terms of psychological and depression. Demographic information and data related to the disease were collected for 200 patients from different hospitals in Iraq, and the mean± sd of ages patients were 39±9 years old, and the ages ranged between 25-55 years. This methodology was based on a classification of mental disorders in primary health care (PHC) (GAD), where there are changes in the diagnostic criteria for anxiety and depression disorder. The results which found in our study of 200 patients (MEAN + SD for patients with anxiety 10.3 + 4.1, and for patients with depression, it was mean ± sd (10.5 + 3.9.) In conclusion, a positive relationship was found between COVID-19 and anxiety, depression, quality of life, and finding weak associations based on gender and age.

Keywords

GAD-PHC, BMI, depression, anxiety, CO19, disorders, diagnostic, psychological