Post-traumatic stress disorder following COVID-19 pandemic among medical students in Riyadh: a cross-sectional study
Open Access
- 23 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Middle East Current Psychiatry
- Vol. 28 (1), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-021-00127-3
Abstract
In recent times, COVID-19 has been recognized as a public health emergency and thus far, most papers published on it are focused only on the clinical characteristics of infected patients. This pandemic has also made phenomenal emotional impact among the young and the old. We aimed to find out the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being of medical students in a University at Riyadh. There were 309 participants in the study. Out of them 44% did not have PTSD, 29% had score more than 37 which might contribute to immune suppression, in 18.4% PTSD was a clinical concern and 8.6% had probable PTSD. Female participants were the majority in the group and they also had higher chance of having consequences than the male counterparts (P < 0.001). Avoidance score between male and female gender was significantly different. COVID-19 pandemic has not just affected the physiological functioning of the affected individuals but also has had a probable post-traumatic stress disorder among young college students. Screening for psychological well-being and the treatment for PTSD is imperative in college, school and general population.Keywords
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