Author Interviews, Columbia, COVID -19 Coronavirus, Depression, Mental Health Research, PTSD / 07.05.2021
Even Mild COVID-19 Carries Increased Risk of Depression, Anxiety and PTSD
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, MD, PhD (he/him)
NIDA INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellow
Policy and Health Initiatives on Opioids and Other Substances (PHIOS)
Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, NY 10032
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: It remains unclear whether COVID-19 is associated with psychiatric symptoms during or after the acute illness phase. Being affected by the disease exposes the individual to an uncertain prognosis and a state of quarantine. These factors can predispose individuals to the development of mental symptoms during or after the acute phase of the disease. There is a need for prospective studies assessing psychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients in the post-infection period.
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