Psychological and psychiatric problems such as anxiety and depression are more prevalent in long Covid patients than in the general public, studies have found.Long Covid patients are experiencing high levels of mental health problems, two new Irish studies indicate.
In the studies, 13 per cent of patients had moderate to severe anxiety, while 21 per cent had findings consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the study of attendees at the Mater Hospital’s long Covid clinic. Patients with no previous history of depression or anxiety prior to their Covid-19 infection are now presenting to the clinic with neurological conditions.
“More broadly, patients in this study with any symptoms at one year had significant impacts on their physical health and had reduced quality of life. It is important that these individuals are supported throughout the country and that clinicians and policymakers are mindful of these findings.”
Cause or effect?
as a child i had a proper lesson of the life, wrong dress, less toys, wrong colour of my bike.... that made me strong and taught me how to manage many problems. Z generation is just awkward.
If you are suffering from the effects of long covid it’s easy to see you might be depressed or anxious. Hardly needs a ‘study’ to figure that out.
Nothing to do with lockdowns?
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Rubbish
physciatric and psychological problems have been on the increase 4 over 20 years now successive ff & fg & lab & green governments. no money is put into this vital service.but yeah lets blame it on covid & some fools will believe it. its left to pieta house to cope with this mess
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