Some Patients With COVID-19 Experience PTSD After Recovery

CNN (4/1, Rios) reports, “Millions have survived Covid-19 hospitalization, and, for most, the acute physical symptoms have gone away.” But many “continue to endure the emotional and psychological trauma that comes with having Covid-19.” A study “published February 2021 found that 30% of Covid-19 survivors experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a psychological illness that usually occurs after someone has a life-threatening experience.”

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— “Post-Covid PTSD: the storm after the storm “Christopher Rios, CNN, April 1, 2021

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