Abstract
Introduction : It is predicted by the experts that there will be a steep rise in the number of psychiatric cases post covid-19 pandemic. It is important to gauge the situation of mental health in population to be able to provide mental health services in a better way. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of the pandemic and other factors contingent to the pandemic on the mental health status of general population. Materials and method: The study was done over a period of 1 month after the lockdown. Study was done on 160 patients visiting Psychiatry OPD th in Mental Hospital, Indore for the rst time. Patients were diagnosed using International classication of diseases- 10 edition. Results: In our study we found that a majority of 45 of the 160 patients were suffering from Major Depressive Disorder followed by 24 patients of 160 suffering from nonorganic unspecied psychosis. Conclusion: It is important to assess the number of psychiatry patients visiting OPD to be able to cater to the needs of general population. It is also important to assess any role of psychosocial factors operating during pandemic being responsible for any rise in number of psychiatric cases.
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