Long-COVID stress symptoms: Mental health, anxiety, depression, or posttraumatic stress.
Leia Y SaltzmanMichele LongoTonya C HanselPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)
Though some long-COVID patients survived life-threatening illnesses and may, therefore, meet the formal criteria for PTSD, many will present with posttraumatic symptomology that mimics PTSD but may not arise from life-threatening medical trauma. A better understanding of the mental health burden of long-COVID stress symptoms is essential to providing efficient and effective mental health treatment, supporting physicians treating long-COVID patients, and enhancing access to and utilization of medical services. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).