Post-COVID-19 mental disorder and its consequences

ABSTRACT

The current epidemic of severe coronavirus illness has led to global medical issues. Furthermore, the ongoing and protracted post-COVID-19 or chronic COVID imposes a significant burden on health care professionals because of inadequate medical facilities. Heart disease has been identified as the most prevalent enduring post-COVID-19 consequence of coronavirus persistence. COVID-19's undesirable psychological repercussions, such as anxiety and depression, have been generally anticipated but have yet to be fully assessed. COVID-19 has several physiological conditions and diseases. However, it is unknown whether there are possible psychological causes. The severe acute respiratory pandemic was also related to a rise in PTSD, tension, and emotional anguish among victims and doctors. In the context of certain occurrences, the effects might be rapid and then last for a significant period. COVID-19 may induce severe psychological issues like disorientation, restlessness, and dementia. Patients who have had psychological, cognitive, or medication abuse issues are significantly more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and may have a higher risk of devastating outcomes, even fatality. During one year post-acute, victims of the devastating disease have ongoing psychological disturbance, with considerable psychological distress, sadness, and chronic posttraumatic depression. Most people with symptomatic respiratory failure have neuropsychological problems, such as poor concentration, cognition, remembering, and intellectual information processing. This chapter addressed the post-COVID psychological issues and their consequences. © 2022 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.