Psychiatry Investig.  2021 May;18(5):426-433. 10.30773/pi.2020.0458.

The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

Abstract


Objective
To investigate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic by a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.
Methods
CNKI, PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE were searched to collect literature on the prevalence of PTSD in the general population during the epidemic. The retrieval time is from the database construction to 31/08/2020. Meta-analysis was performed on the included articles by using Review Manger 5.3 and Stata 16.0 software.
Results
The prevalence of PTSD in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic was 15% (95% CI: 11–21%, p<0.001).
Conclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic brought certain mental pain to general population, leading to a rise in the incidence of PTSD in a short time.

Keyword

Post-traumatic stress disorder, Prevalence, General population, Meta-analysis, COVID-19
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