COVID-19 A POTENT COCKTAIL WITH ASSOCIATED MENTAL PROBLEMS: THE PSYCHOSOMATIC EFFECTS IN PREGNANT WOMEN - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
G. M. Banariu, C. Delcea, I. Tica, M. Rus, G. Neagoe, S. Onuc, D. A. Sasu, V. I. Tica
Abstract: Objective. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect on mental and physical health across a wide range of categories including pregnant women. We explored the psychological effects of COVID-19 by analyzing it from several perspectives which reflect the authors’ backgrounds (medicine, psychology, marketing) and set out to determine the full extent of consequences in a group of pregnant women. Methods. We chose the test and retest method to establish the initial level of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, melancholy. We also used separate questions about the occurrence of somatizations following the clinical criteria in a convenience group that was later retested. Results. As hypothesized, all tests and questions indicated statistically significant increases in terms of the measured level of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, melancholy and somatizations. Conclusions. Future research should focus on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups and the population as a whole. Keywords: pregnancy; COVID-19; depressive disorder; anxiety disorder; low self-esteem; melancholic depression.
 pandemic is having a profound effect on mental and physical health across a wide range of categories including pregnant women. We explored the psychological effects of COVID-19 by analyzing it from several perspectives which reflect the authors’ backgrounds (medicine, psychology, marketing) and set out to determine the full extent of consequences in a group of pregnant women. Methods. We chose the test and retest method to establish the initial level of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, melancholy. We also used separate questions about the occurrence of somatizations following the clinical criteria in a convenience group that was later retested. Results. As hypothesized, all tests and questions indicated statistically significant increases in terms of the measured level of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, melancholy and somatizations. Conclusions. Future research should focus on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups and the population as a whole.&redirect_uri=http://rjlm.ro/index.php/arhiv/971)