Rita S. Suri

Nov 21, 2024 | psychiatrist.com | Tej Joshi |Rita S. Suri

Patients with COVID-19 have been shown to present with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms compared to healthy controls.1 Social isolation, limited health care resources, and proinflammatory states have all been postulated as potential contributing mechanisms that can impact mental health.2 Uvais3 described a patient who developed persistent panic disorder and hypertension that began during a COVID-19 infection.