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‘7% of patients received get mental health problems’

'7% of patients received get mental health problems'
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Mumbai: Nearly 7% of patients recognize with Covid-19 develop mental health problems – such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorders – which guarantee counseling and treatment, a study by sevenhills hospital expressed.
The duration of psychological symptoms lasted for 4-6 months in many people, underlining the need to incorporate mental health in a long covid scope.
The hospital evaluates reports of 17,676 patients acknowledging between January and August 20.
Of the total acceptance, 1,585 patients were referred to psychiatric evaluation by caring for a doctor.
1,233 (7%) is diagnosed with mental health problems that have not been before.
In addition, there were 219 patients with existing mental health conditions.
Six people surrendered from Covid and Mental Enilent Cohort.
Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder found in almost 24% of 1,233 patients.
Anxiety disorders are the second highest detected in 20% of patients, while the disruption of adjustments and delirium each is found 16% and 14% respectively.
Patients who are found crying without stopping, those who struggle to sleep, and those who show signs of anxiety and anxiety are called psychiatric evaluation.
“Only diagnosed with a new disease that threatens the soul to trigger stress and anxiety in many people.
It is combined with the uncertainty of the results, the risk of infected family members, all acts as a contributing factor,” said Psychiatrist Dr.
Rashmi Joshi, related to Sevenhills since last October.
Many symptoms are developed as soon as they set foot in the hospital, while others develop symptoms for days.
Of the 1233, 924 was released from symptoms after 3-4 months follow-up and 109 before exiting.
The hospital still has 200 patients who come for follow-up from post-covid OPD.
“This analysis clearly shows Long Covid can also be in terms of mental health,” said Dr.ishna Adsul, Dean Sevenhills, add to diagnosis and treat them early with a lot to recover faster.
In the case of a 18-year-old boy, the doctor was confused by losing his speech after he was suspected of being Covid.
After evaluation by ENT and Neuro experts, this case was referred to a psychiatrist, which classified it as a conversion disorder.
“This is a condition in which someone has physical symptoms of health problems but no disease to explain it,” said Dr.
Joshi.
The boy spoke after three days after counseling.
Senior citizens, who have become energetic hyper and barely will sleep, detected with bipolar disorder mania.
With care, his condition improved before exiting.
Dr.
Alka Subramanium, Associate Professor Psychiatry at Nair Hospital said the order of isolation and locking opened a mental health disorder.
“Almost all psychiatric conditions have a strong and real genetic basis when in vulnerable situations.
This can be a reason for the rise of mental health problems during Covid,” he said.

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