Lower risk of hospitalisation for depression following hospitalisation for COVID-19 versus for another reason

Publié le 14 janvier 2024
Mis à jour le 14 février 2024

INTRODUCTION: Although hospitalisation for COVID-19 is associated with a higher post-discharge risk of mood disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), this risk has not been compared to that following hospitalisation for a reason other than COVID-19. METHODS: Using data from France's National Health Data System (SNDS) database, we compared patients hospitalised for mood disorders in the 12 months following COVID-19/another reason hospitalisation. RESULTS: 96,313 adult individuals were hospitalised for COVID-19, and 2,979,775 were hospitalised for another reason. In the 12 months post-discharge, 110,976 (3.83 %) patients were hospitalised for mood disorders. In unadjusted analyses, patients initially hospitalised for COVID-19 (versus another reason) were more likely to be subsequently hospitalised for a mood disorder (4.27 % versus 3.82 % versus, respectively, p 

Auteur : Geoffroy Pierre A, Decio Valentina, Pirard Philippe, Bouaziz Olivier, Corruble Emmanuelle, Kovess-Masfety Viviane, Lejoyeux Michel, Messika Jonathan, Pignon Baptiste, Perduca Vittorio, Regnault Nolwenn, Tebeka Sarah
Journal of affective disorders, 2024, vol. 350, p. 332-339