Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by major psychological trauma. It could result in serious distress and disability. Previous epidemic studies report high prevalence rates among people exposed to the trauma resulted from an infectious disease epidemic....

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Main Authors:	Shuiyuan Xiao, Dan Luo, Yang Xiao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-06-01
Series:	Global Health Research and Policy
Subjects:	Coronavirus disease 2019 Posttraumatic stress disorder Prevention
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-020-00155-2

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spelling	doaj-729bebd7fb8f46d69bfd3d35b6c543182020-11-25T03:28:59ZengBMCGlobal Health Research and Policy2397-06422020-06-01511310.1186/s41256-020-00155-2Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorderShuiyuan Xiao0Dan Luo1Yang Xiao2Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South UniversityXiangya School of Public Health, Central South UniversityXiangya School of Public Health, Central South UniversityAbstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by major psychological trauma. It could result in serious distress and disability. Previous epidemic studies report high prevalence rates among people exposed to the trauma resulted from an infectious disease epidemic. While the control of the epidemic and care of patients with COVID-19 are still the dominant task of the whole world, this commentary calls for attention to early intervention and prevention of PTSD among huge numbers of COVID-19 survivors, their family members, health care professionals and other first-line helpers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-020-00155-2Coronavirus disease 2019Posttraumatic stress disorderPrevention
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title	Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder
title_short	Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder
title_full	Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder
title_fullStr	Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder
title_full_unstemmed	Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder
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publisher	BMC
series	Global Health Research and Policy
issn	2397-0642
publishDate	2020-06-01
description	Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by major psychological trauma. It could result in serious distress and disability. Previous epidemic studies report high prevalence rates among people exposed to the trauma resulted from an infectious disease epidemic. While the control of the epidemic and care of patients with COVID-19 are still the dominant task of the whole world, this commentary calls for attention to early intervention and prevention of PTSD among huge numbers of COVID-19 survivors, their family members, health care professionals and other first-line helpers.
topic	Coronavirus disease 2019 Posttraumatic stress disorder Prevention
url	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-020-00155-2
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Survivors of COVID-19 are at high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder

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