Posttraumatic stress disorder in time of COVID‐19: Trauma or not trauma, is that the question?
15 Citations•2021•
M. Wathelet, F. D’Hondt, E. Bui
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Many studies have reported negative outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's mental health, and high prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have been described in healthcare workers, individuals with CO VID-19, and in the general population.
Abstract
Many studies have reported negative outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's mental health. Notably, high prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have been described in healthcare workers (26.9% [20.3%-33.,6%]), individuals with COVID-19 (23.8% [16.6%-31.0%]) and in the general population (19.3% [15.3%-23.2%]) (1).