One-Third Of COVID-19 Survivors May Have PTSD

After acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, about 30.2% of people had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is in line with PTSD prevalence among survivors of previous coronavirus illnesses and PTSD prevalence reported after other types of collective traumatic events. Those with PTSD more frequently had persistent medical symptoms, often described by individuals after recovery from severe COVID-19. Those with PTSD after COVID-19 were more likely to share the following characteristics:

Female gender, which has been extensively described as a risk factor for PTSD,
History of psychiatric disorders
Delirium or agitation during acute illness

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