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Covid-19 increases the risk of developing mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression and insomnia, as the Mirror reported.
It is noted that Oxford University scientists analyzed electronic case records of 69 million people in the US, including 62,000 Covid-19 patients. Their analysis showed that during the three months after a positive coronavirus test result, one in five surviving patients was diagnosed with anxiety, depression or insomnia. According to the researchers, it is twice as common as for people without Covid-19.
In addition, it was established that Covid-19 is linked to a new psychiatric diagnosis of people who had had mental problems before.
“People have been concerned that COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk for mental health problems, and our findings in a large, detailed study show that it is likely.” Professor Paul Harrison, who led the study, said.
He noted that services must be ready to provide care; furthermore, these results are possibly underestimated compared to the actual number of cases. Studies are necessary to establish the reasons and identify new methods of treatment.
The analysis also showed that people who had mental problems before are 65% more likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19 than people without them.
As we reported, Swiss scientists claimed that SARS-CoV-2 had mutated and now cases of infection caused by a new strain of coronavirus are being detected in Europe.
Furthermore, in Norway, the new SARS-CoV-2 mutation was found; it had never been observed in the country before; it is easier to get infected with it than with the usual way.
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