Anxiety and depression consequences of the pandemic

Abstract

There has been an increase in some mental disorders such as anxiety and depression that were caused by the Covid-19 infection and its secondary consequences. The consumption of medicines on their own has also increased due to the fact that people need to belong to a diagnosis. Anxiety disorders must be distinguished from adaptive fear or anxiety. They are also different from temporary fear or anxiety, which are often stress-induced because they are persistent. Although it is often triggered by loss, depression is not the same as the normal feeling of grief. However, the distinction between normal but intense grief and depression is not always easy. For diagnosis or treatment, an evaluation should be made with a psychologist or psychiatrist. Depression and anxiety can be treated with medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two. Antidepressants and anxiolytics prescribed by the psychiatrist help regulate brain chemistry and are applied according to each case, according to each patient.