There are cases of people who suffer from insomnia, social isolation, fear of being away from home or fear of physically returning to the office.
Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety Depression would be, among others, effects of COVID-19 in the general population, according to international Studies in which more than 90,000 people participated.
That’s what the book says coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, published by the University of the Americas (UDLA), which adds that people have been affected by the disruption of daily activities and factors such as the change in work and study modalities, fear of illness and the experience of being vulnerable to consequences of the economic recession.
Other international publications conclude that one in three people infected for COVID-19 performs psychological treatment. present high levels of anxious, depressive symptomatology.
Gabriel Guaman, clinical psychologist and who has a master’s degree in Psychotherapy, recalls in his office the case of a 19-year-old woman with depression and anxiety, who was overcoming this condition, but got COVID-19, which reduced their chances of acquiring medication and attending therapy.
In addition, at not being able to go outside free or not relate to his network -which helped him in his treatment- the psychological picture returned.
In the expert treatments, the most frequent disorder is the adaptive one -as a result of COVID- that has generated anxiety and depression.
From five daily consultations, three are related to COVID-19 and its psychological repercussions.
Insomnia, Social isolation, fear of being away from home are some of the characteristics that people with anxiety and depression present, who suffered from COVID-19, in the medical centers of the Ecuadorian Red Cross.
Tatiana Sanchez, who is the medical coordinator of these centers, added that there are people who even have work problems because do not want to be in the offices with their peers, because they were terrified of catching the pandemic again.
The age trend, where these anxious-depressive disorders are seen, is between 25 and 50 years old, as well as in older adults, Sánchez added.
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Guamán explained that a anxious picture It is when the person attaches great importance to the future together with catastrophic thoughts, and asks himself questions such as: what if I get sick? And once I get infected, will I have repercussions? If it happens again, will I die this time?
The body’s reaction can manifest itself in a feeling of chest tightness, tachycardia, not knowing how to react.
While the depression it is related to the past, sadness, nostalgia. Remember loss of people, employment or the precariousness of these.
“Added to this, loss of interest in things we previously liked and that due to the same confinement (…) we cannot function”, said the specialist.
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A family member of a person who was hospitalized for more than thirty days intensive care due to coronavirus, he commented that in the morning, when he woke up, that close friend had little or no desire to do anything.
“There are people who have had this direct contact with death, with the ICU, with the fact that they have come to use oxygen and today their body has been diminished (…), they get tired quickly, they get frustrated because of it, “added Guamán.
Each case requires treatment. Sánchez argued that there has to be a interdisciplinary approach in which several specialists intervene. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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