Open AccessSLEEP DISORDERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: SPECIFICS, EXAMINATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Author(s) -
A.I. Melekhin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik udmurtskogo universiteta. filosofiâ, psihologiâ, pedagogika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2411
pISSN - 2412-9550
DOI - 10.35634/2412-9550-2021-31-1-27-38
Subject(s) - anxiety , loneliness , insomnia , pandemic , psychology , covid-19 , clinical psychology , psychiatry , depression (economics) , feeling , sleep (system call) , sleep disorder , medicine , disease , social psychology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics , operating system
The article describes the phenomenon of COVID-somnia, which includes a specific spectrum of changes in sleep from insomnia to behavior disorder during the REM sleep phase. Various effects of COVID-19 on sleep disorders have been shown. Manifestations of covid-associated sleep disorders (chronic insomnia, restless legs syndrome) are described. A model of the relationship between covid-associated anxiety, insomnia and suicidal thinking is presented. The psychological factors influencing the phenomenon of COVID-somnia are systematized. The predicted insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic consists of the presence of intolerance to uncertainty, covid-associated anxiety, feelings of loneliness, the presence of symptoms of depression and anxiety. The algorithm of screening assessment of the patient's condition during the COVID-19 pandemic and the specifics of a complete psychological examination of the COVID-somnia phenomenon in the patient are described for the first time. A protocol for short-term remote cognitive behavioral therapy of anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by Anderson to minimize chronic insomnia is presented.