Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in General Population in India During COVID-19 Pandemic Home Quarantine.

Singh, Suraj Prakash; Khokhar, Anita

INTRODUCTION Restrictions on movement of people and decrease in face-to-face human interactions are known to influence the psychological profile of people. Hence, the study was planned to study the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in general population of India during COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) pandemic home quarantine. MATERIAL AND METHODS A web-based survey was conducted using Google Forms during April 2020 home quarantine. Questions on psychological impact (Impact of Event Scale-Revised [IES-R]) and depression (PHQ-9 [Patient Health Questionnaire]) were included in the study. RESULTS A prevalence of 28.2% for PTSD and 14.1% for depression was observed. A significant (P < .05) association was reported between depression and number of household members, and between depression and occupation (P < .001). Correlation was found between PTSD and depression (Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.649). CONCLUSION PTSD and depression are common during home quarantine.