LOS ANGELES - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns have been raised about its effect on mental health, and a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggests that COVID-19 survivors have a significantly higher rate of psychiatric disorders, dementia and insomnia.Researchers captured data from the records of 54 health care organizations in the United States, totaling nearly 70 million patients, including 62,000 cases of the coronavirus.“In patients with no previous psychiatric history, a diagnosis of COVID-19 was associated with increased incidence of a first psychiatric diagnosis in the following 14 to 90 days,” the study authors wrote.RELATED: Breast cancer survivor shares her battle during COVID-19 pandemicIn the three.