comparison of psychological disorders between patients with and without covid-19; a case study of yasuj city, iran

Aims: the emergence and rapid spread of the covid-19 disease not only caused public health concerns, but also caused a number of psychological disorders. the present study was conducted to compare psychological disorders between patients with and without covid-19 in yasuj city, iran. instruments & methods: this descriptive-comparative study was conducted in yasuj city in 2021. 480 participants including 240 participants with covid-19 and 240 participants without covid-19 were selected by purposive sampling method through websites and virtual channels. nine psychological symptoms including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were evaluated using the symptom checklist-90-revised. data were analyzed in spss 24 software using chi-square test and independent t-test. findings: psychological symptoms, including depression, anger-hostility, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensibility, paranoid ideation, obsessive-compulsive, and phobia were significantly higher in the covid-19 group than in the healthy group (p<0.001). in covid-19 group, the incidence of psychological symptoms was significantly higher in men compared to women and in single patients compared to married patients (p<0.001). conclusion: the frequency and chance of having psychological disorders in patients with covid-19 is higher compared to healthy people.