Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in COVID-19 survivors: Online population survey
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in COVID-19 survivors: Online population survey
This study examined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in 13 049 survivors of suspected or confirmed COVID-19, from the UK general population, as a function of severity and hospital admission status. Compared with mild COVID-19, significantly elevated rates of PTSD symptoms were identified in those requiring medical support at home (effect size 0.178 s.d., P = 0.0316), those requiring hospital admission without ventilation (effect size 0.234 s.d., P = 0.0064) and those requiring hospital admission with ventilator support (effect size 0.454 s.d., P < 0.001). Intrusive images were the most prominent elevated symptom. Adequate psychiatric provision for such individuals will be of paramount importance.
coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, Post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma
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Chamberlain, Samuel R.
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Grant, Jon E.
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Trender, William
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Hellyer, Peter
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Hampshire, Adam
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9 February 2021
Chamberlain, Samuel R.
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Grant, Jon E.
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Trender, William
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Hellyer, Peter
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Hampshire, Adam
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Chamberlain, Samuel R., Grant, Jon E., Trender, William, Hellyer, Peter and Hampshire, Adam
(2021)
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in COVID-19 survivors: Online population survey.
BJPsych Open, 7 (2), , [e47].
(doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.3).
Abstract
This study examined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in 13 049 survivors of suspected or confirmed COVID-19, from the UK general population, as a function of severity and hospital admission status. Compared with mild COVID-19, significantly elevated rates of PTSD symptoms were identified in those requiring medical support at home (effect size 0.178 s.d., P = 0.0316), those requiring hospital admission without ventilation (effect size 0.234 s.d., P = 0.0064) and those requiring hospital admission with ventilator support (effect size 0.454 s.d., P < 0.001). Intrusive images were the most prominent elevated symptom. Adequate psychiatric provision for such individuals will be of paramount importance.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 9 February 2021
Published date: 9 February 2021
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S.R.C's role in this study was funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellowship (reference 110049/Z/15/Z). W.T. is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Center for Doctoral Training in Neurotechnology. A.H. is supported by the UK Dementia Research Institute and Biomedical Research Centre at Imperial College London, with technology development supported by an EU European Commission Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (CIG) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grant II-LB-0715-20006.
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, Post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/451009
ISSN: 2056-4724
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