Correlação entre a infecção por SARS-CoV-2 e sintomas de depressão, ansiedade e estresse: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic reached high proportions, mainly affecting the physical and mental health of the population. The lack of knowledge about the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in a large number of infected people who have severe symptoms, including neuropsychological disorders, which persisted after the end of treatment. This narrative review aimed to gather studies and discuss the scenarios impact of the infection on the central nervous system, as well as the severity of symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or stress. Methods: The search was performed in the PubMed/Medline database in December 2022. The following were used: inclusion criteria: (1) original articles published between June 2020 and December 2022; (2) in English language; (3) which include patients infected with SARS-CoV-2; (4) that has the measure of depression severity as an outcome, anxiety and/or stress assessed by validated scales. Results: The database search found 649 articles. After screening, 325 articles were excluded for not being original articles, leaving 305 articles. Articles that did not deal with SARS-CoV 2 infection were excluded, leaving 29 articles. After reading the complete analysis of the studies, 6 articles were selected and included in the discussion this narrative review. Conclusion: Studies show that mental health disturbances associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection may persist after the treatment and cure of the disease, and may get worse if they are not identified and treated correctly. Despite the relevance of the studies analyzed, the literature still lacks research evaluating the relationship and severity of these symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]