Post-traumatic stress disorder COVID-19

Abstract

The current study aims at detecting the trauma disorder of infection with the Coronavirus Covid-19 in one 35- year-old case who has contracted the disease since July 2020, who was diagnosed using the clinical approach and case study, based on the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), besides to content analysis of the semi-directed clinical interview conducted with the case. The study indicated that the case suffered of psychological trauma as a result of infection with the Coronavirus Covid- 19; the main symptoms of which are panic attacks, death anxiety, feeling frustrated, avoidance behavior, eating and sleep disturbance.