Podcast: Psychological Effects of COVID-19

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Target Audience

This activity is targeted toward primary care specialties.

Statement of Need

It is estimated that approximately 7-8% of the population suffers from PTSD at some point in their lives. Research shows that patients with PTSD symptoms are often undiagnosed in primary care, which is typically where these patients see health care providers for either co-morbidities or complaints that are manifested as a result of PTSD (anxiety, trouble sleeping, etc.). Research indicates that PCPs may lack the knowledge of common risk factors that indicate screening for PTSD; therefore this condition often goes undiagnosed and managed. (Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, etc.)

Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss the impact of the global pandemic on behavioral health.
2. Review the biological responses of trauma.

Moderator John J. Wernert, M.D., MHA, DLFAPA Executive Medical Director Norton Behavioral Medicine

Speaker

Mark Schirmer, Psy.D., HSP Psychologist Norton Behavioral Health

Date of Original Release |April 2021

All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

Resources for Additional Study

Prevalence and risk factors for acute posttraumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 outbreak

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33548905/

Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical implications for U.S. young adult mental health

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32512357/

Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32738287/

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