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Potential consequences of COVID-19 for mental health for people who have or had COVID-19

  • Clinically stable people discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19 have reported high rates of post-traumatic symptoms
  • Mental disorders such as PTSD, depression and anxiety were prevalent in people who survived severe coronavirus infections
  • People who have had COVID-19 can experience post-intensive-care syndrome, and those who have been admitted into ICUs may experience dysexecutive syndrome
  • There have been reports of a post-viral syndrome that resembles depression

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Updated 2020-08-06

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences