Ottawa-Sana
A new Canadian study shows that a large number of people who have recovered from the Corona virus suffer from nightmares, anxiety and symptoms of PTSD.
According to Canadian "CTV News", specialists from Canada explained in their study that there is new evidence indicating that up to a third of those who have recovered from infection with the Coronavirus still have symptoms of PTSD, and despite the recovery of more than 800 thousand people in Canada Of the virus, many of them are still living with the consequences of infection with Covid 19.
This is alarming, as PTSD is characterized by change, which includes perception, mood and activity, which leads to nightmares about the traumatic event, said lead author of the study, psychiatrist Delfina Jannery.
In turn, Ashley Comrie, who was previously infected with the Coronavirus, indicated that she spent more than two months in the hospital due to the infection, and after she recovered and was discharged to the house, she had other problems, such as severe anxiety, nightmares, and the inability to sleep.
An Italian study published in the Gamma Journal of Psychiatry this month showed that up to a third of those who survive severe disease due to Covid 19 may suffer from PTSD, as it studied 381 patients in one hospital in Rome and found that patients suffer from PTSD. They were women.