Abstract

Background & Method: A cross sectional study was conducted on 100 internship students (50 male and 50 female students). To assess Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) during COVID-19 Pandemic in medical internship students based on determination of frequency, quantifying the symptoms, severity & socio demographic profile, duration of study – conducted from May to July 2020.
 Result: In our study we found, social phobia present in 44% in males & 38% in females. ?2 = 7.714, p = 0.05, Highly significant.
 Conclusion: According to my study, frequency of Social Phobia is 82% during COVID-19 in medical internship students. Our study suggests that during COVID-19, mild and moderate degree of social phobia is maximum in medical interns of both sexes. Proper psycho education along with sessions of applied relaxation and social skills training was given to medical internship students because of their high prevalence of social anxiety disorder during COVID-19 which was quite successful.
 Keywords: social phobia, clinical, anxiety & disorder.

Highlights

  • IntroductionOtherwise called Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is an incapacitating and ongoing sickness portrayed by "a stamped and steady dread of at least one social or execution circumstances including openness to new individuals or conceivable examination by others"

  • Social fear, otherwise called Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is an incapacitating and ongoing sickness portrayed by "a stamped and steady dread of at least one social or execution circumstances including openness to new individuals or conceivable examination by others".Sickness defilement of COVID-19 has required inescapable disconnection

  • To assess Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) during COVID-19 Pandemic in medical internship students based on determination of frequency, quantifying the symptoms, severity & socio demographic profile, duration of study – conducted from May to July 2020

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Introduction

Otherwise called Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is an incapacitating and ongoing sickness portrayed by "a stamped and steady dread of at least one social or execution circumstances including openness to new individuals or conceivable examination by others". Alongside its high infectivity and casualty rates, COVID-19 has caused general mental effect by causing widespread panic, monetary weight and monetary misfortunes. Mass dread of COVID-19 named as "CORONAPHOBIA" has created a plenty of mental indications across the various layers of the general public including clinical understudies too. Dread of contamination, dissatisfaction, monetary misfortune and shame seem to expand the danger of negative brain science results including fear (social Anxiety) in clinical understudies. As per DSM – V, Instead of Social Phobia; Social Anxiety Disorder with Social Phobia as parathesis is utilized

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