Healio (2/18, Gramigna) reports researchers found “nearly one-third of patients with severe COVID-19 had PTSD after acute infection.” The findings were published in a research letter in JAMA Psychiatry.
MedPage Today (2/18, Grant) reports in the study, “among the 381 patients who were followed, those who developed PTSD were more likely to be women (55.7%), had higher rates of history of psychiatric disorder (34.8%), and were more likely to have had delirium or agitation during their acute illness (16.5%).”
Related Links:
— “One-third of ED-admitted COVID-19 patients may experience PTSD “Joe Gramigna, Healio, February 18, 2021