Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review
Heba A. Fouad *
Consultant Psychiatrist in DSAH, Saudi Arabia.
M. Alanazey, Mohammed Amer
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
K. Alruwaili, Anfal Farhan
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
M. Alanazi, Fahad Inad
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
A. Bamousa, Ahmed Khalid
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
H. Alsraij, Abdulkarim Ibrahim
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
M. Qadri, Almuhannad Ali
College of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
M. Alhamad, Suhail Abdulrazzak
Ministry of health 1st cluster, West oraija primary care, Saudi Arabia.
A. Al-Sharief, Mazen Saud
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Y. Kariri, Reem Mohammed
Eradah Mental Health Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
M. Qoqandi, Abdullah Abdulhalim
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
H. Alharbi, Tariq Mishal
Eradah Complex for Mental Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on the quality of life (QoL) of the young people by affecting their psychological stress and suspicion of diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD. In response to this global health crisis, quarantine and lock down measures were implemented by international and government health organizations to contain the rapid spread of the virus. Such a period of health crisis has significant repercussions on human health and welling, accompanied by psychological distress and related symptoms such as stress, panic and anxiety in the general population specifically students. Therefore, this study aimed to study association between COVID-19 pandemic and lock down with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Keywords: Post-traumatic stress disorder, stress disorder, anxiety, COVID-19