RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Comorbidity of long COVID and psychiatric disorders after a hospitalisation for COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 1091
OP 1098
DO 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328516
VO 93
IS 10
A1 Matthieu Gasnier
A1 Walid Choucha
A1 Francois Radiguer
A1 Theo Faulet
A1 Kenneth Chappell
A1 Aurore Bougarel
A1 Christian Kondarjian
A1 Paul Thorey
A1 Antoine Baldacci
A1 Maryne Ballerini
A1 Abd El Kader Ait Tayeb
A1 Hugo Herrero
A1 Isabelle Hardy-Leger
A1 Olivier Meyrignac
A1 Luc Morin
A1 Anne-Lise Lecoq
A1 Tài Pham
A1 Nicolas Noel
A1 Fabrice Jollant
A1 David Montani
A1 Xavier Monnet
A1 Laurent Becquemont
A1 Emmanuelle Corruble
A1 Romain Colle
A1 ,
YR 2022
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/93/10/1091.abstract
AB Objectives Long COVID is a major public health issue. Whether long COVID is comorbid with psychiatric disorders remains unclear. Here, we investigate the association between long COVID, psychiatric symptoms and psychiatric disorders.Design Cross-sectional.Settings Bicêtre Hospital, France, secondary care.Participants One hundred seventy-seven patients admitted in intensive care unit during acute phase and/or reporting long COVID complaints were assessed 4 months after hospitalisation for an acute COVID.Main outcome measures Eight long COVID complaints were investigated: fatigue, respiratory and cognitive complaints, muscle weakness, pain, headache, paraesthesia and anosmia. The number of complaints, the presence/absence of each COVID-19 complaint as well as lung CT scan abnormalities and objective cognitive impairment) were considered. Self-reported psychiatric symptoms were assessed with questionnaires. Experienced psychiatrists assessed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-based diagnoses of psychiatric disorders.Results One hundred and fifteen (65%) patients had at least one long COVID complaint. The number of long COVID complaints was associated with psychiatric symptoms. The number of long COVID complaints was higher in patients with psychiatric disorders (mean (m) (SD)=2.47 (1.30), p<0.05), new-onset psychiatric disorders (m (SD)=2.41 (1.32), p<0.05) and significant suicide risk (m (SD)=2.67 (1.32), p<0.05) than in patients without any psychiatric disorder (m (SD)=1.43 (1.48)). Respiratory complaints were associated with a higher risk of psychiatric disorder and new-onset psychiatric disorder, and cognitive complaints were associated with a higher risk of psychiatric disorder.Conclusions Long COVID is associated with psychiatric disorders, new-onset psychiatric disorders and suicide risk. Psychiatric disorders and suicide risk should be systematically assessed in patients with long COVID.Data may be obtained from a third party and are not publicly available. Not applicable.