Sintomas de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático pós Covid-19

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused consequences around the world. Considering the magnitude of this global event, some researchers have been pointing out the impact of this situation on the development of mental disorders, among the most prevalent, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, it is still being questioned whether Covid-19 infection can be considered a traumatic event from the theoretical perspective of the DSM-5-TR. In order to identify the presence of symptoms of this disorder and its associated sociodemographic and clinical factors, a cross-sectional study was conducted with patients from a post-intensive care outpatient clinic, followed due to prolonged post-Covid-19 implications. A prevalence of PTSD symptoms of 50.98% was found in the sample studied. The presence of PTSD symptoms was significantly associated with age, marital status, and the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms. There is a need to evaluate post-Covid-19 psychological symptoms, hypothesizing PTSD in comorbidity with anxiety and depression or performing a differential diagnosis, which denotes the importance of the present work as a contribution to support in the area of intervention in psychology. Further studies with more heterogeneous samples and also research that evaluates Covid-19 as a trauma are suggested in order to contribute to the current concept of PTSD in the DSM.