Mental Morbidities and Chronic Fatigue in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Survivors

The main results found 40% with active psychiatric illness, 40.3% with chronic fatigue, and 27.1% with chronic fatigue syndrome as classified by the 1994 modified CDC criteria. If similar figures are seen with this novel coronavirus, which epidemiologists warn may affect 50-70% of all Americans, we will see a wave of millions of patients with chronic post-viral illnesses, notably psychiatric sequelae.