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1. Assistant Professor Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Nishtar Medical University, Multan
2. Associate Professor & Chairperson, Dept of Psychiatry, Nishtar Medical University, Multan
3. Clinical Psychologist Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Nishtar Medical University, Multan
4. Assistant Professor Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Nishtar Medical University Multan
5. Senior Registrar, Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur.
6. Assistant professor Psychology Govt. Graduate college of Home economics Multan

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the associated factors in prevalence of PTSD among patients with COVID-19 who were treated. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and duration of the study: the study was conducted in medical OPD of DG khan from August, 2021 to December, 2021. Subjects and method:  120 PTSD patients were approached through convenient sampling technique. PCL-5 scale was used to assess severity of PTSD symptoms. SPSS-22 was used to analyse the data. Results: showed the severity of PTSD symptoms, in the patients re-experiencing symptoms were quite a bit  31.7%, avoidance were extreme 30%, symptoms of negative alteration in cognition and mood were moderate 37.5% in most of the patients and hyperarousal was quite a bit severe 37.5% in most of the patients.  Conclusions: the findings confirm that PTSD symptoms were moderate to severe including the re-experiencing, avoidance, alteration in mood and cognition and hyperarousal in most of the participants who were exposed to COVID-19 symptoms.  There should be some preventive measures and interventions to overcome and protect individuals from PTSD symptoms. Key Words: COVID-19, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Eye witnessed

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