A Proposed Program to Reduce PTSD - Analyzing Content of Covid-19 Studies

Abstract

The goal of this study is to design a program in order to mitigate the symptoms of PTSD. In order to pursue evaluating the most recent research of 2020 that have tackled the symptoms of PTSD during the outbreak of COVID-19, this research was compiled in the form of literature review. 45 studies, of PubMed and NCBI databases were evaluated,4 of those studies targeted the COVID-19 patients and survivors, 22 discussed the symptoms of PTSD among the public and 19 studies examined the symptoms of PTSD among HCWs. There are several indicators of the increase of PTSD symptoms related to anxiety, depression and sleep disorders among other symptoms. The program was designed to limit the PTSD symptoms in order to take the precautionary measures during any potential future pandemics. Keywords: Corona virus, PTSD,Literature review.