Some COVID-19 survivors face another foe: PTSD
About a third of very ill patients developed post-traumatic stress disorder in a small study
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Medical staff at the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome carry a person with COVID-19 on a biocontainment stretcher on March 16, 2020. Some patients who survive severe infection struggle with lingering post-traumatic stress disorder, a small study finds.
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