Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among COVID-19 Survivors at 3-Month Follow-up After Hospital Discharge.
Lorenzo TarsitaniPaolo VassaliniAlexia KoukopoulosCristian BorrazzoFederica AlessiChiara Di NicolantonioRiccardo SerraFrancesco AlessandriGiancarlo CeccarelliClaudio Maria MastroianniGabriella d'EttorrePublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
PTSD and subthreshold PTSD rates in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 are worrying. Female sex and pre-existing mental disorders are established risk factors for PTSD, while the prospective association with obesity needs further investigation. Clinicians treating COVID-19 should consider screening for PTSD at follow-up assessments in patients discharged from the hospital.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- sars cov
- social support
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- insulin resistance
- young adults
- adipose tissue
- depressive symptoms
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- drug induced