Open AccessPsychiatric Aspects of COVID-19: Depression, Anxiety and Stress - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Bilal Zafar,
Muhammad Saeed Quraishy,
Ayesha Muquim Quraishy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
liaquat national journal of primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-9134
pISSN - 2707-3521
DOI - 10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.2.8
Subject(s) - anxiety , covid-19 , depression (economics) , panic , mental health , pandemic , psychiatry , psychology , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , medicine , virology , disease , linguistics , philosophy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics , pathology , outbreak
The novel coronavirus has had an impact on our physical and mental health, as well as enforcing dramatic changes to our daily lives. On top of this, it has become more difficult for people to find outlets to release stress because of limited outdoor and indoor activities. In these circumstances, some people begin to feel depressed and/or anxious. This article reports a case of panic attacks and anxiety caused by the stress experienced due to the pandemic.