Clinical Features of A Depressive Episode in People Who Had and Haven’t Had Covid-19

Abstract

Objective: In publications, indicate increased anxiety, depression, and aggression of other mental disorders. The literature on psychiatric disorders associated with the depressive episode in people who had COVID-19. However, there are practically is not study clinical features of a depressive episode in people who had and haven’t had COVID-19. Materials and Methods: Eligible 100 participants all women to meeting the DSM-5 criteria, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and PHQ-9 for depressive episode. Results: Patients who had a depressive episode after the COVID-19 disease were clinically different from those who had had major depressive episodes before COVID-19. On the one hand, this was expressed as a share in the fact that, in the clinical picture of a depressive episode manifested after the COVID-19 disease, visual hallucinations of various contents were encountered. On the other hand, patients who could not tolerate COVID-19, the presence of a pandemic exacerbated the onset of a depressive episode. Conclusion: Clinical features of a depressive episode in people who had and haven’t had COVID-19 dramatically differ from each other. Accordingly, therapy for these conditions is recommended.