AbstractBACKGROUND:COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown together agitated the mind of the people of the entire world to a great extent. Currently, most of the research focuses on the physical impact of the pandemic and its management, however, little is known about its psychological impact.AIM:This study aims to evaluate the psychological symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the patients who attended to psychiatry outpatients unit over the initial 3 months of lockdown in India.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted at the mental health institute, and an exploratory analysis was performed. From the record section, case sheets were taken out and manually screened for keywords related to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. The sociodemographic profile, psychiatric signs and symptoms, psychopathology, and final diagnosis were noted in a data sheet for the definitely related (DR) cases. The collected data from the case sheets were analyzed using descriptive statistics.RESULTS:Out of 6081 case sheets screened, 42 patients were DR to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. The common psychiatric symptoms were insomnia (78.60%), anxiety (57.10%), and sadness (52.40%), and common psychiatric diagnoses were depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder.CONCLUSION:In addition to physical effects, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown together have a significant impact on the mental health of people. Besides handling the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also essential to provide psychological support to people at an earlier phase to prevent such mental health crises in the future.