Cited by 148Long-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and Mental HealthSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Post-COVID syndrome and suicide risk

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Sher, L·2021·QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

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A significant number of coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) patients continue to have symptoms related to COVID-19 after the acute phase of illness. This post-COVID condition is sometimes called ‘post-COVID syndrome’, ‘long COVID’ or ‘post-acute COVID-19’. Persistent psychiatric symptoms among COVID-19 survivors such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic symptoms and cognitive impairment may be related to psychological factors and neurobiological injury. COVID-19 related neurological symptoms including anosmia, ageusia, dizziness, headache and seizures may persist for a long time after the acute COVID-19 illness. Many COVID-19 survivors experience persistent physical symptoms such as cough, fatigue, dyspnea and pain after recovering from their initial illness. There is a high probability that symptoms of psychiatric, neurological and physical illnesses, as well as inflammatory damage to the brain in individuals with post-COVID syndrome increase suicidal ideation and behavior in this patient population. COVID-19 survivors without post-COVID syndrome may also be at elevated suicide risk. Studies of suicidality in COVID-19 survivors are urgently needed and will be a new area of suicide research. An appropriate management of psychiatric, neurological and medical conditions may reduce suicide risk among COVID-19 survivors with or without post-COVID syndrome.

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Authors
Sher, L.
Affiliations
James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Sher, L
ORCID
Sher, L
Venue
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
Published
2021-01-24
Volume
114
Issue
2
Pages
95-98
ISSN
  • 0033-5622 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2725
  • 1460-2393
OpenAlex
W3122566052
Cited by
148
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 26
FWCI
16.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • QJM (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
long COVID, suicide risk, suicidal ideation, COVID-19 survivors, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, cognitive impairment, neurological symptoms, anosmia, ageusia, persistent physical symptoms, neuroinflammation, psychiatric comorbidity
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Mental Disorders, Delirium, Fatigue, Headache, Humans, Severity of Illness Index, Survivors, Suicidal Ideation

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