Abstract
Since its emergence in late 2019, Covid-19 has had many devastating economic, social, mental, and physical health consequences and caused millions of deaths worldwide over the course of the pandemic. While most cases are mild and symptoms resolve within a couple of weeks, some Covid patients' symptoms can last for multiple weeks, months, or even years after contracting the virus, and these long-lasting symptoms have been identified as Long-Covid. Psychiatric symptoms have been associated with Long-Covid in addition to physical symptoms, and impaired cognitive functioning, sleep abnormalities, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and psychosis have been observed in Long-Covid patients. Given the ties between suicide and mental health, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, suicide should be a concern for patients with Long-Covid; however, there are limited studies focused on this issue. This review aims to elucidate the connection between Long-Covid and suicide risk and provide a helpful resource to providers treating Long-Covid patients.
Recommended Citation
Villa NE, Fiore GP, Espiridion E. Examining the Mental Health Impact: Investigating the Association between Suicide and Long Covid Syndrome. Transformative Medicine (T-Med). 2024; 3(2):51-55. doi: https://doi.org/10.54299/tmed/cqub3227.