One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months

One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months – MIT Technology Review

Original study: Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA – The Lancet Psychiatry

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"Survivors of COVID-19 appear to be at increased risk of psychiatric sequelae, and a psychiatric diagnosis might be an independent risk factor for #COVID-19."

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