Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Talya Greene, Sharif El-Leithy, Jo Billings, Idit Albert, Jennifer Birch, Mari Campbell, Kim Ehntholt, Lorna Fortune, Nicola Gilbert, Nick Grey, Laurinne Hana, Helen Kennerley, Deborah Lee, Sarah Lunn, Dominic Murphy, Mary Robertson, Dorothy Wade, Chris R. Brewin, Michael A.P. Bloomfield
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1959707 |
| Journal | European journal of psychotraumatology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 26 Jan 2022 |
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| E-pub ahead of print | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Published | 2022 |
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Based on research from previous pandemics, studies of critical care survivors, and emerging COVID-19 data, we estimate that up to 30% of survivors of severe COVID will develop PTSD. PTSD is frequently undetected across primary and secondary care settings and the psychological needs of survivors may be overshadowed by a focus on physical recovery. Delayed PTSD diagnosis is associated with poor outcomes. There is a clear case for survivors of severe COVID to be systematically screened for PTSD, and those that develop PTSD should receive timely access to evidence-based treatment for PTSD and other mental health problems by multidisciplinary teams.
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