Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients After Severe COVID-19 Infection

Delfina Janiri; Angelo Carfì; Georgios D Kotzalidis; Roberto Bernabei; Francesco Landi; Gabriele Sani; Gemelli Against COVID-19 Post-Acute Care Study Group

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0109

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients After Severe COVID-19 Infection

JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 May 1;78(5):567-569. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0109.

Authors

Delfina Janiri¹, Angelo Carfì², Georgios D Kotzalidis¹, Roberto Bernabei², Francesco Landi², Gabriele Sani¹; Gemelli Against COVID-19 Post-Acute Care Study Group

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study analyzes characteristics associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / psychology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology*