Survivors of Covid-19 show increased rate of psychiatric disorders, study finds
by Haroon Siddique and Agencies from on (#56FW4)
Research suggests more than half experience PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, depression or compulsive symptoms
More than half of people who received hospital treatment for Covid-19 were found to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder a month later, a study has found.
Out of 402 patients monitored after being treated for the virus, 55% were found to have at least one psychiatric disorder, experts from San Raffaele hospital in Milan found. The results, based on clinical interviews and self-assessment questionnaires, showed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 28% of cases, depression in 31% and anxiety in 42%. Additionally, 40% of patients had insomnia and 20% had obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms.
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