Presumably, severe mental illness causes premature biological aging, weakening health and the immune system, says one researcher.

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According to a Swedish study, severe mental disorders increase the risk of death from Covid-19.

In the elderly, people with such psychiatric disorders have four times higher mortality from the coronavirus than those in this age group who are mentally healthy.

For their study, scientists from the University of Umea and the Karolinska Institute analyzed data on the total Swedish population aged 20 and over, nearly eight million adults, between March and June last year.

Among those without a serious mental disorder, the death rate was 0.06 percent. However, 130 deaths were reported among those diagnosed with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, representing a death rate of 0.1 percent in this group.

Mental patients aged 60 to 79 years had an even higher risk of death related to Covid-19.

A study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry did not explain why the death rate is higher in people with severe mental disorders.

Severe mental disorders are believed to cause premature biological aging, weaken health and the immune system, and there may be other risk factors for this group, such as obesity. “

said Martin Maripuu, associate professor, adding that it is important to address the physical and mental health problems of people with such disorders together.

According to the researcher, the results of the study should be taken into account in the implementation of the vaccination program, considering prioritizing vaccination for the group of elderly and mentally ill people.

In Sweden, the vaccination program began during the Christmas holidays, and currently 3.2 percent of the country’s adult population, 264,148 people, received at least the first dose of the vaccine, of which 34,131 people, 0 42 percent of the adult population have already received it. two doses.

According to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 29, 237 possible vaccines are being developed worldwide, 63 of which are already in clinical trials, in countries such as Germany, China, Russia, Great Britain. and the United States.



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