Social medias in increasing anxiety around COVID-19 in Morocco

Introduction: Discovered in December 2019, COVID has affected the entire planet, through direct exposure to its virus;SARS-COV- 2, or indirectly through the media, Indeed, on January 20, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be "a public health emergency of international concern." Along with other public health crises and other collective trauma (terrorism, H1N1 epidemic or SARS-COV), exposure to publicized information on this virus generates psychiatric disorders, in particular anxiety and absence of well-being. Objective(s): To link exposure to information about this pandemic through social media and anxiety and lack of well-being. Method(s): Use of a questionnaire consisting of three sections, individual status and conditions, the French versions of the GAD-7 scale for anxiety (Generalized anxiety scale of 7items) and the WHO-5 (five well-being index). This questionnaire is dedicated to the general population who have not been in direct contact with the virus, but through the media. Result(s): We were able to collect 209 participants, they were essentially females with a mean age of 28yo, 17,7% had psychiatric history of anxiety and depression, the median use of social medias was 5.7 hours per day. And they were essentially getting their information about the pandemic from Instagram, Facebook, the Moroccan ministry of health's website and electronic newspapers. 31,1% of our participants had anxiety which was above a Chinese study, and had a poor well-being. Conclusion(s): the use of social media to get information about the pandemic had an impact on well-being and anxiety.

Manic episode following SARS-COV-2 Infection

Introduction: In December 2019, infection with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in the city of Wuhan, China. Although generally recognized for its often fatal respiratory problems, other neuropsychiatric complications are receiving increasing attention. Objective(s): We will try through a clinical case to explain the psychiatric disorders in the context of this infection, and to highlight the two main explanatory theories of psychiatric disorders, in relation with the SARS-Cov-2 infection. Method(s): We report here a case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 54-year-old female patient with no specific pathological history, including psychiatric, who presented a fever, anosmia, and asthenia in the absence of any respiratory signs. Her PCR came back positive and her chest CT scan was normal. The patient was treated with paracetamol with vitamin C, with good clinical improvement. She came 15 days later to the psychiatric emergency room with psychomotor excitement. The patient was motorically unstable, could not hold still, her mimicry was hypermobile, contact with her was familiar, she was logorrheic with flight of ideas, she verbalized multiple projects, her mood was euphoric and her sleep was disturbed. Her blood tests were unremarkable. Result(s): The diagnosis of manic episode was retained, and the patient was put on Olanzapine 10 mg, sodium Valproate 1g and Lorazepam 2.5 mg in degression with good clinical improvement. Conclusion(s): Although the data in the literature remain scarce concerning the impact of this virus on mental health, we will try through this clinical case to explain the psychiatric disorders in the context of this viral epidemic, due to stress and inflammation.

Social medias in increasing anxiety around COVID-19 in Morocco

IntroductionDiscovered in December 2019, COVID has affected the entire planet, through direct exposure to its virus;SARS-COV-2, or indirectly through the media, Indeed, on January 20, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be “a public health emergency of international concern.” Along with other public health crises and other collective trauma (terrorism, H1N1 epidemic or SARS-COV), exposure to publicized information on this virus generates psychiatric disorders, in particular anxiety and absence of well-being. Objective: To link exposure to information about this pandemic through social media and anxiety and lack of well-being.ObjectivesExplore the relationship between anxiety, well-being and exposure to social mediasMethodsUse of a questionnaire consisting of three sections, individual status and conditions, the French versions of the GAD-7 scale for anxiety (Generalized anxiety scale of 7items) and the WHO-5 (five well-being index). This questionnaire is dedicated to the general population who have not been in direct contact with the virus, but through the media.ResultsWe were able to collect 209 participants, they were essentially females with a mean age of 28yo, 17,7% had psychiatric history of anxiety and depression, the median use of social medias was 5.7 hours per day. And they were essentially getting their information about the pandemic from Instagram, Facebook, the Moroccan ministry of health’s website and electronic newspapers. 31,1% of our participants had anxiety which was above a Chinese study, and had a poor well-being.ConclusionsThe use of social media to get information about the pandemic had an impact on well-being and anxiety.DisclosureNo significant relationships.