Cohort Study: Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations.

Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study – The Lancet Public Health

News Release: Study suggests association between severe COVID-19 and long-term mental health outcomes 16 months after an illness – Lancet

Commentary: Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid – NBC News

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

In our study published in the @TheLancetPH, we found that a mild course of acute illness (never bedridden due to #COVID19) was associated with a persistently lower risk of adverse #mentalhealth outcomes. https://t.co/aHBQTaOi4K

Several factors might contribute to this pattern?

— COVIDMENT research project (@COVIDMENT) April 11, 2022