One in three survivors of COVID-19 faces depression

The study, conducted by Oxford University and published in the magazine “The Lancet Psychiatry”, found that 34% of patients who were cured by COVID-19 experienced mental and neurologic health disorders.

The study, which included 236,379 patients, was conducted in the continuation of growing concerns about the psychological effect of COVID-19 on survivors.

An earlier study by the same research group found that patients are in a growing danger of anxiety and mood disorders in the first three months.

These are data in the real world from a large number of patients. They confirm high levels of psychiatric diagnosis after COVID-19 and show that serious disorders also occur affecting the nervous system, such as strokes and fragility. While the latter is much rarer, they are significant, especially in those with a serious condition of COVID-19”, said Paul Harrison, author of the study.

Although the individual risks for most disorders are small, the effect on the entire population can be essential to social health and care systems due to the scale of pandemic”, Harrison stressed.

He said health care systems should be provided adequate resources to address the projected need, both within primary and secondary care services”.

The study warned that diagnosiss of delinquency and stroke were rare and should be taken seriously by health services.