FEATURES OF AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS IN COMBATANTS WITH NON-PSYCHOTIC MENTAL DISORDERS THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM COVID-19

Abstract

The aim: To establish the level of anxiety and depressive disorders and the impact of covid-19 on affective pathology in combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders who have suffered from COVID-19 in a comparative aspect. Materials and methods: 252 male combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders who suffered from COVID-19 were clinically examined using HRDS and HARS scales. Results: A lower prevalence of anxiety or fear was found in combatants who did not have COVID-19: 70.5% vs. 80.8%; low mood – 55.3% vs. 66.7%; emotional lability – 44.7% vs. 58.3%; irritability – 40.9% vs. 55.0%; emotional sensitivity – 53.0% vs. 71.7%; dulling of emotions – 6.8% vs. 6.7%; anhedonia – 77.3% vs. 83.3% of patients, rapid fatigue – 51.5% vs. 65.8%, feelings of guilt, futility, anxiety or fear – 78.0% vs. 87.5%, dissomnia – 47.0% vs. 61.7%; inability to concentrate and make decisions – 25.8% vs. 43.3%; thoughts of death or suicide – 25.0% vs. 35.8% pessimism – 21.2% vs. 31.7%, low self-esteem – 21.2% vs. 31.7%, unstable appetite and weight loss-17.4% vs. 24.2%. The overall HDRS depression score in combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders who did not have COVID-19 was also significantly lower: 15.29±4.16 points vs. 18.05±4.29 points. Similar patterns were found for indicators of anxiety on the HARS scale: 20.52±7.14 points vs. 24.53±6.69 points. Conclusions: Combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders are characterized by high levels of depressive and anxiety disorders. COVID-19 disease aggravates the course of affective pathology in combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders and increases the incidence of their depressive and anxiety symptoms