Activity ID
8263Expires
June 4, 2024Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: JAMA Psychiatry
Description of CME Course
In Reply We thank Marx and colleagues for their thoughtful comment on our recent article investigating the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in postacute COVID-19 illness. We fully agree with the authors on the importance of assessing COVID-19associated PTSD through the criterion-standard Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). Based on the CAPS-5, we found a 30.2% prevalence of PTSD in patients after acute COVID-19. Our results partly match the pooled PTSD prevalence of 21.94% (95% CI, 9.37-43.31) found in the meta-analysis by Cénat et al, which Marx and colleagues cited. However, this meta-analysis pooled actual patients with individuals from the general population. Hence, the higher PTSD prevalence found in our study in patients who experienced acute COVID-19 illness is not surprising and in line with the rate of 32.2% (95% CI, 23.7-42.0) reported by Rogers et al in postacute patients after previous coronavirus epidemics. Because the field is rapidly expanding, it is likely that many studies will be added and used to meta-analyze and synthesize published evidence.
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1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
To identify the key insights or developments described in this article
Keywords
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Psychiatric Disorders
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1126
