Features of minor depressive disorder subtypes in conditions of COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Sultanov S; Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan., Khodzhaeva N; Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan., Ashurov Z; Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan., Lyan Y; Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan., Shadmanova L; Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of psychiatry [Indian J Psychiatry] 2020 Sep; Vol. 62 (Suppl 3), pp. S476-S478. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 28.
DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_847_20
Abstrakt: Background: The continuous research on minor depressive disorder is one of the pressing issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied the features of minor depressive disorder subtypes in conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials and Methods: Sixty-two patients were observed with the administration of clinical follow-up research method.
Results: The following major subtypes of minor depressive disorder were identified: Asthenic, hysterical, hypochondriacal, apathetic, and minor depressive disorder with obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic lead to an increase in the development of the minor depressive disorder with a predominance of asthenic and obsessive-phobic symptoms. Therapy of minor depressive disorder requires the involvement of a wide range of specialists, preferably with the inclusion of community-based treatment.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2020 Indian Journal of Psychiatry.)
Databáze: MEDLINE