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General Hospital Psychiatry

Volume 69, March–April 2021, Pages 131-132
General Hospital Psychiatry

Letter to the editor
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity following discharge after COVID-19 hospitalization

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Highlights

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    Discharged COVID-19 patients frequently develop psychological sequelae.

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    CES-D 10, GAD-7, and PTSD-5 scales were sent to discharged COVID-19 patients.

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    57% of respondents screened positive for depression, anxiety, or PTSD.

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    78% of patients with prior psychiatric history screened positive on one scale.

Keywords

COVID-19
Hospitalization
Depression
Anxiety
PTSD

Data availability

Data will be made available on request.

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