- A new study found that people who have recovered from COVID-19 are significantly more likely to develop mental health disorders regardless of the severity of their COVID-19 case. The researchers compared the records of 154,000 people who got COVID-19 to a group of 5 million people who did not contract COVID-19 but lived under the same pandemic conditions including lockdowns, closures, financial concerns, and general loneliness. The analysis showed that people who had COVID-19 were 39 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression and 35 percent more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety. They were also 38 percent more likely to have stress and adjustment disorders and 41 percent more likely to have sleeping disorders. (Study here)
February 18, 2022
Mental Health