NATURE OF ALEXITHYMIA AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID 19: A CORRELATIVE STUDY AMONG INDIAN EXPATS IN UAE

Abstract

Mental health issues are common during pandemic situations. The unexpected outbreak of covid-19 had created mental issues like stress, anxiety and depression among common people. Alexithymia is an important role in creating mental health problems. The studies indicated that alexithymia is a state of emotionless response which may later lead to depressive disorders. The increase in fear and curiosity about the upcoming details and news of pandemic may result in emotional imbalance and may lead to anxiety regarding the same. many studies have been done regarding the mental issues during covid-19. The survey study is used here to verify the result and the scales Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) scale and GHQ-28 is used to collect data. Some of the data were collected from people who have been affected by covid pandemic and those who have undergone the procedure of home quarantine and most of those were in tested in youth. The data is collected from 25 males and 25 females. It was found that participants with mental issues and post covid clients also shows features of alexithymia. Many studies conducted recently have shown expats may be at greater risk of mental health problems. This most often manifests in the form expat depression and cases of stress, anxiety and alexithymia is also increasing. Finally, we are discussing some of the studies of alexithymia.