Psychological Consequences of Survivors of COVID-19 Pneumonia 1 Month after Discharge

• DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e409
• Publication Date: 2020-11-20T04:39:04Z
• Authors: Hye Yoon Park; Jongtak Jung; Hye Youn Park; So Hee Lee; Eu Suk Kim; Hong Bin Kim; Kyoung-Ho Song
• Keywords: Depression

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, there are growing concerns about patients' mental health. We investigated psychological problems in COVID-19 patients assessed with self-reported questionnaires including Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale, and Impact of Event Scale-Revised Korean version. Ten who recovered from pneumonia without complications underwent 1 month after discharge. Of them, 10% reported depression posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while 50% had during treatment. Perceived stigma history psychiatric treatment affected PTSD symptom severity, consistent previous emerging infectious diseases. Survivors also that they were concerned infecting others being discriminated chose to avoid Further support strategy minimize their psychosocial difficulties discharge should be considered.