Open AccessExamining the Long-Term Sequelae of SARS-CoV2 Infection in Patients Seen in an Outpatient Psychiatric Department
Author(s) -
Muhammad Farooqi,
Anum Khan,
Asaf Jacobs,
Vanessa D’Souza,
Faith Consiglio,
Carol L. Karmen,
Rhea L. Dornbush,
Gull Shahmir Hasnat,
Stephen J. Ferrando
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s357262
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , population , psychiatric history , psychiatry , outpatient clinic , disease , pediatrics , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
The acute phase of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is well known. However, there is now an increasing number of patients suffering from the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC Post COVID-19 condition occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection, usually 3 months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms and that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis), including neuropsychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this report is to describe the sociodemographic, diagnostic and treatment characteristics of patients evaluated in an outpatient psychiatric setting for PASC.