@article{Horn2021c,
abstract = {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.},
author = {Horn, Mathilde and Wathelet, Marielle and Fovet, Thomas and Amad, Ali and Vuotto, Fanny and Faure, Karine and Astier, Thibault and No{\"{e}}l, H{\'{e}}l{\`{e}}ne and Duhem, St{\'{e}}phane and Vaiva, Guillaume and D'Hondt, Fabien and Henry, Margot and Duhem, St{\'{e}}phane and Vaiva, Guillaume and D'Hondt, Fabien and D'Hondt, Fabien and Henry, Margot},
doi = {10.4088/JCP.20M13641},
file = {:C\:/Users/fabie/AppData/Local/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Horn et al. - 2020 - Is COVID-19 Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.pdf:pdf},
issn = {1555-2101},
journal = {The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry},
keywords = {80 and over,Acute Disease,Adult,Aged,COVID-19,Female,Follow-Up Studies,France,Hospitalization,Humans,Intensive Care Units,Male,Middle Aged,Post-Traumatic,Prevalence,Psychological Distress,Severity of Illness Index,Stress Disorders,complications,diagnosis,epidemiology,etiology,psychology,statistics & numerical data,therapy},
language = {eng},
month = {dec},
number = {1},
pages = {1--5},
pmid = {33296149},
title = {{Is COVID-19 Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?}},
volume = {82},
year = {2020}
}