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

Shokhrukh Sultanov; Nazira Khodzhaeva; Zarifjon Ashurov; Yekaterina Lyan; Lola Shadmanova

doi:10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_847_20

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

Indian J Psychiatry. 2020 Sep;62(Suppl 3):S476-S478. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_847_20. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

Authors

Shokhrukh Sultanov¹, Nazira Khodzhaeva¹, Zarifjon Ashurov¹, Yekaterina Lyan¹, Lola Shadmanova¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

PMID: 33227070
PMCID: PMC7659776
DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_847_20

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; depression.