Psychological Strategies for Dealing with Mental Disorders in the Preoperative and Postoperative Period

Abstract

Surgery is a very stressful situation for humans, resulting in various psychiatric problems. Fear of the operation process, fear of the unknown, death anxiety along with changes in primary personal, family and professional roles, cause the manifestation of problems from the mental realm. The effects of psychiatric disorders can have a profound effect on both the mental and physical health of the patient. Aim: The aim of this study is to present psychiatric disorders during the perioperative period.