Title :

Is covid-19 associated with posttraumatic stress disorder?

Author(s) :

Horn, Mathilde [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]
Wathelet, Marielle [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Fovet, Thomas [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]
Amad, Ali [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]
Vuotto, Fanny [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Faure, Karine [Auteur]
Centre d'Infection et d'Immunité de Lille (CIIL) - U1019 - UMR 9017
Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille - INSERM U 1019 - UMR 9017 - UMR 8204 [CIIL]
Astier, Thibault [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Noel, Helene [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Duhem, Margot Henry Stephane [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Vaiva, Guillaume [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]
D'Hondt, Fabien [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]

Journal title :

The Journal of clinical psychiatry

Abbreviated title :

J Clin Psychiatry

Volume number :

82

Publication date :

2020-12-08

ISSN :

1555-2101

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

Objective: To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with COVID-19. Methods: We conducted a cohort study between March and May 2020 at the Lille University Hospital ...
Show more >Objective: To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with COVID-19. Methods: We conducted a cohort study between March and May 2020 at the Lille University Hospital (France), including all patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Psychological distress symptoms were measured 3 weeks after onset of COVID-19 symptoms using the Impact of Event Scale-6 items (IES-6). The evaluation of PTSD symptoms using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) took place 1 month later. Bivariate analyses were performed to analyze the relationship between PCL-5 scores and the demographic and health variables. The significant variables were then introduced into a multivariable linear regression analysis to establish their relative contributions to the severity of PTSD symptoms. Results: 180 patients were included in this study, and 138 patients completed the 2 evaluations. Among the 180 patients, 70.4% patients required hospitalization, and 30.7% were admitted to the intensive care unit. The prevalence of PTSD was 6.5%, and the predictive factors of PTSD included psychological distress at the onset of the illness and a stay in an intensive care unit. Conclusions: The prevalence of PTSD in patients with COVID-19 is not as high as that reported among patients during previous epidemics. Initial psychological responses were predictive of a PTSD diagnosis, even though most patients showing acute psychological distress (33.5% of the sample) improved in the following weeks. PTSD symptoms also increased following a stay in an intensive care unit. Future studies should assess the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on patients' mental health.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
CNRS
Inserm
Institut Pasteur de Lille
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Centre d'Infection et d'Immunité de Lille (CIIL) - U1019 - UMR 9017
• Lille Neurosciences & Cognition (LilNCog) - U 1172

Research team(s) :

Plasticity and Subjectivity (PSY)

Submission date :

2021-06-23T11:40:25Z
2025-04-16T08:53:03Z