Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA: In conclusion, our findings are of sufficient robustness and magnitude to have some immediate implications. The figures provide minimum estimates of the excess in psychiatric morbidity to be anticipated in survivors of COVID-19 and for which services need to plan.29 As COVID-19 sample sizes and survival times increase, it will be possible to refine these findings and to identify rarer and delayed psychiatric presentations. Prospective cohort studies and inclusive case registers will be valuable to complement electronic health record analyses. It will also be important to explore additional risk factors for contracting COVID-19, and for developing psychiatric disorders thereafter, as some elements might prove to be modifiable.
Síntese TR: One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months
The news: A new study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, has found that almost one in five people who have had covid-19 go on to be diagnosed with a mental illness within three months of testing positive.
How the calculations were made: The researchers gathered the electronic health records of 70 million patients in the US, including 62,354 who had been diagnosed with covid-19 but did not need to be hospitalized. They found that 18% of patients were diagnosed with a mental health issue in the 14 to 90 days after a covid-19 diagnosis. They also found that covid-19 patients were twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mental health issue for the first time than those with other conditions. Anxiety disorders, insomnia, and dementia were the most common diagnoses.The implications: We have been warned of an oncoming tsunami of mental health problems due to the pandemic for months now. This research emphasizes the urgent need to prepare for more mental health problems across society.
