Delayed antiviral medical treatment increased PTSD development among COVID-19 hospitalized patients: Greater impact in males

Ashamed or afraid? Traumatic symptom severity and emotional activations of Covid-19-related events

“…At the same time, an analysis of neural and epigenetic correlates may explore dissociable biomarkers and specific patterns of activations involved in the two different circuits (shame vs fear) ( Montirosso et al, 2020 ). Eventual epigenetic correlations may reflect differences in the way COVID-19-related PTSD is displayed by women and men, as already shown in recent studies ( Liu et al, 2022 ). Besides theoretical relevance, our findings offer empirical support for the importance of focusing on negative self-conscious emotions and counterfactual thoughts with people seeking help for posttraumatic symptomatology.…”

“…The COVID-19 spread allows the study of the different emotional components of trauma proposed by the new DSM-V categorization (APA, 2013). Besides the ongoing threat it poses to personal safety ( Brahmi et al, 2020 , Liu et al, 2022 ), COVID-19 can be traumatic in terms of the intrusive experience of guilt and of shame, which may undermine mental well-being ( Cavalera, 2020 , Volpato et al, 2022 ).…”

“Nationwide fever″ vs “Nationwide fear″ after optimizing the COVID-19 response in China

“…To respond to people’s current and upcoming worries and concerns, it is of vital importance to predict the upcoming situation and make corresponding preparations, especially the public's knowledge reserve about COVID-19's early symptoms, treatment, and rehabilitation after infection with COVID-19 as well as drug reserve and supply channel, and demand-supply for online psychological counseling service. Despite the progress of research on short-term symptoms after the COVID-19 infection ( Liu et al, 2022 ), such as anxiety and depression, PTSD, fatigue, cardio-respiratory symptoms, etcetera, the long-term sequelae caused by COVID-19 remains exposure ( Tandon, 2022 ). After all, the epidemic has only occurred for about three years.…”

Addressing psychosomatic issues after lifting the COVID-19 policy in China: A wake-up call

“…Rossi et al reported 37% PTSD, 22% high perceived stress, 21% anxiety, and 17% depression in the Italian population. According to the survey conducted by Liu et al, a delay in medical treatment only negatively affected post-traumatic stress symptoms development in males, whose levels rose sharply when delay exceeded one week ( Liu et al, 2022 ).…”