Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients After Severe COVID-19 Infection
Open Access
- 1 May 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Psychiatry
- Vol. 78 (5), 567-569
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0109
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may occur in individuals who have experienced a traumatic event. Previous coronavirus epidemics were associated with PTSD diagnoses in postillness stages, with meta-analytic findings indicating a prevalence of 32.2% (95% CI, 23.7-42.0).1 However, information after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is piecemeal. We aimed at filling this gap by studying a group of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who sought treatment at the emergency department, most of whom required hospitalization, eventually recovered, and were subsequently referred to a postacute care service for multidisciplinary assessment.Keywords
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