New research suggests people who have survived Covid-19 are at greater risk of psychiatric disorders than people who have had other illnesses.
A large study has found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.
Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common among recovered Covid-19 patients in the study who developed mental health problems, and the researchers also found significantly higher risks of dementia. "People have been worried that Covid-19 survivors will be at greater risk of mental health problems, and our findings ...
show this to be likely," said Paul Harrison, a professor of psychiatry at Britain's Oxford University. Doctors and scientists around the world urgently