Mental Health problems during COVID19 pandemic: Assessment of the Mental Health Problems among Survivors with COVID19.

The recognition of altered emotional processing in patients who survived COVID-19 might be crucial to detect precociously signs and symptoms of psychological distress, it can be highly traumatic experiences for patients, it may be critical to detecting early signs and symptoms of psychological distress. Aim: This study aimed to assess the mental health problems among survivors with COVID19. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional was followed. Setting: outpatient clinic of the Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Center, Tanta University Hospital which designated as COVID-19 quarantine. Subjects: A convinces sample of 50 COVID-19 survivors. Tools: Two tools were used; (I) Impact of Event Scale-Revised Scoring (IES-R) and (II) Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). In addition, a Socio-demographic Structured Questionnaire Sheet was used. Results: About one third of studied COVID-19 survivors had psychiatric symptoms and the most common psychiatric symptom for survivors was depression .in addition half of them had traumatic stress response. Conclusion: COVID-19 survivors experience a wide range of severe mental health problems. Recommendation: Throughout convalescent stage of COVID-19, patients urgently require substantial mental health services and psychological crisis assistance.