This was revealed by a study conducted in the United States that shows an increased risk of anxiety disorders and depression within one year of the disease.
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Those recovered from Covid have a 60% higher risk of developing mental disorders. This is shown by a study conducted in the United States by Washington University in Saint Louis, which found an increased risk of anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms in people who have passed the acute phase of Covid.
The data used in the study was obtained from the Veteran Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse, which provided the information contained in the electronic health records of 153,848 US veterans positive results at Covid-19 between March 2020 and January 2021 and of two healthy control groups, the first without evidence of infection in the same study period and the second before the pandemic.
Within the Covid group, the researchers observed a higher increase 60% risk of any new diagnosis or prescription of medications for mental disorders within one year of the disease and equal, in absolute value, to an increase of 64 more cases per 1,000 people compared to the control group. There was also an increase in mental health disorders, with 65 more cases per 1,000 people, sleep disorders (24 more cases per 1,000) and depressive symptoms (10 more cases 1,000).
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The risks of the outcomes examined by scholars, published in detail on BMJ, were also increased among people not hospitalized for Covid, and consistent with those of the historical control group. “Our findings suggest that people who survive the acute phase of Covid-19 are most at risk of developing a range of mental health disorders of new onset – said Ziyad Al-Aly, clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis and senior author of the study – The fight against mental health disorders among Covid-19 survivors it should be a priority”.