The severity of psychopathological symptoms in the population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Igor Vladlenovich Belokrylov, Tatyana Yurievna Lineva, A. Bryukhin, Aleksandra Andreevna Bocharnikova, Egor Igorevich Batyrev, Anastasiya Dmitrievna Okuneva, I. A. Khrushch, Ak-Uke Salimzhanovna Rakisheva

2021

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DOI 10.33920/med-01-2104-03

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Abstract

This study assesses the severity of psychopathological symptoms among the groups in strict quarantine and the population without self-isolation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 18 to June 15, 2020, an online survey was conducted using the symptomatic questionnaire (SCL-90-R) adapted by N. V. Tarabrina in a sample of 837 residents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and other states. 426 respondents followed the strict regime of self-isolation at home; 302 were on self-isolation, but could go to work; 109 were not subjected to self-isolation. As a result, the indices of anxiety, depression, somatization, obsessive-compulsive disorders, hostility, psychoticism, and the general index of severity were significantly higher in those in strict quarantine than in those without self-isolation (p<0.05). Therefore, there is a need to organize accessible psychiatric and psychological support for the population under conditions of quarantine.