Tele-Psychiatry during COVID-19 at HMC Peshawar | [Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Wajid Ali Akhunzada: Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

2. Darya Khan Laghari: Suleman Roshan Medical College Tando-Adam,Sindh, Pakistan

3. Hooria Rasheed: Department of Psychiatry RMI, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

4. Amer Abbas: Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

5. Nadia Hameed: Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

6. Sara Ayub: Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

7. Huma Mughal: Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

Abstract:

The main objectives of the current study were to find out the frequencies of Psychiatric disorders in the general population during COVID-19 and to compare the gender-based association between newly diagnosed patients during COVID-19 with already existing psychiatric patients in Peshawar to provide patient care on priority bases. METHODOLOGY: This Cross-sectional design study was carried out in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, HMC/MTI, from May to August 2020. Those patients who approached psychiatry OPD through video/audio online calls and could understand and respond to suggestions were included. The bio-data was collected, and DSM-5 criteria were used for diagnosis. Descriptive statistics were used for statistical significance, and the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS-21) was used for analysis and results. RESULTS: The results findings of the current study revealed that 59.3% of the patients approached for telepsychiatry consultation were from the district of Peshawar. Among them, 54% were female, and most patients were young married females (50.7%) with no job outside the home. The finding further revealed that most of the sample affected by psychiatric illness were uneducated (31.3%) and unemployed (28%). Furthermore, in the present findings, 46% of patients were diagnosed with depression, and 12% had Dissociative disorders. CONCLUSION: It is concluded from the present study that in the Covid-19 Pandemic, primarily females who were married with no job description are more vulnerable to psychiatric illness. Furthermore, during Covid-19 mostly cases were reported with depression and dissociative disorders.

Page(s): 64-67

DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.2023.00935

Published: Journal: Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Year: 2023

Keywords:

anxiety , COVID19 , COVID19 , Depression , Telepsychiatry , new patients and area of living

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