The day before (Sunday, November 1) a patient infected with Covid-19 died after being thrown from the window of the hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi" where he was receiving treatment for coronavirus. As this is not the first time a Covid-19 infected person has killed himself, the mental health of these patients has worried specialists in the field.
In a virtual communication for the show "ABC Morning", doctor Aurora Meta Dollenberg, based in Germany, said that anxiety and depression have increased in patients with Covid-19. She stressed that it is difficult to pursue a therapy of mental problems, when doctors are focused on physical problems, although antidepressant therapy should not be underestimated.
"But in fact it should not be underestimated because emergency cases with suicide prove that the psychic aspect in this pandemic plays a dominant role and they have no problems with either the lungs or the heart, but with a depression and anxiety that ignoring it can lead to suicide. . "Antidepressant therapy and medications that relieve the patient of anxiety and allow him to sleep should also be done." She said.
Psychiatrist Dr. Arjana Rreli in an interview with ABC News said that the fact that sick patients pass the infection away from the family has a negative impact.
"Uncertainty has set up mechanisms of anxiety and panic. The cure for this disease is to be away from family members in coping with such a situation and this makes the psychological burden of the patient can be great leading to a major mental disorder. "It's a disease that affects the respiratory system, and the lack of oxygen to the brain has serious consequences, such as compromising mood and making such extreme decisions." She said.
This is not the first time Rreli has spoken about the mental health problems of these patients.
"This pandemic we are facing cannot pass without its bill in the health system. As an aggressor not only physically but also psychologically, it affects everyone. It affects more if the individual has previous trauma." She said in August.
