Acute and long‑term psychiatric symptoms associated with COVID‑19 (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Ramona L. Păunescu
    • Ioana V. Micluţia
    • Olivia Roșu Verișezan
    • Bianca D. Crecan-Suciu
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  • Published online on: November 17, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2022.1586
  • Article Number: 4
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) started spreading at the end of 2019 and despite the immediate actions of various governments with strict control, more and more individuals became infected daily. Due to the uncertainty and insecurity that still exists around this pandemic, there is an acute need for information and knowledge of what severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infection entails. Respiratory and other physical symptoms received most of the medical attention, however, infected patients were also at risk for developing psychiatric and mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Available research reports a so‑called ‘post‑COVID‑19 syndrome’, which refers to new and/or persistent signs and symptoms for over 12 weeks, following SARS. The aim of the present review was to provide a general overview of the psychiatric symptoms developed during SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and their long‑term outcome, highlighting that, through follow‑up with surviving patients it was revealed that some of the psychiatric symptoms of COVID‑19 persisted for a long time after discharge and were also associated with negative effects on global functioning and lower quality of life.
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Păunescu RL, Micluţia IV, Verișezan OR and Crecan-Suciu BD: Acute and long‑term psychiatric symptoms associated with COVID‑19 (Review). Biomed Rep 18: 4, 2023
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Păunescu, R.L., Micluţia, I.V., Verișezan, O.R., & Crecan-Suciu, B.D. (2023). Acute and long‑term psychiatric symptoms associated with COVID‑19 (Review). Biomedical Reports, 18, 4. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2022.1586
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Păunescu, R. L., Micluţia, I. V., Verișezan, O. R., Crecan-Suciu, B. D."Acute and long‑term psychiatric symptoms associated with COVID‑19 (Review)". Biomedical Reports 18.1 (2023): 4.
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Păunescu, R. L., Micluţia, I. V., Verișezan, O. R., Crecan-Suciu, B. D."Acute and long‑term psychiatric symptoms associated with COVID‑19 (Review)". Biomedical Reports 18, no. 1 (2023): 4. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2022.1586