Contracting COVID19 increases the risk of having a mental health diagnosis 1 year later, a large study has found. MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
of neuropsychiatric ailments 1 year later, including brain fog, depression, and substance use disorders. The report, based on millions of people who used the U.S.
But the paper has limitations, including that the study population was 71% to 76% white, 90% male, and on average 63 years old.
Because the researchers analyzed data from before vaccines were widely available, less than 1% of the veterans were vaccinated before they got COVID-19, so the analysis could not assess outcomes in vaccinated people who had breakthrough infections. Infected veterans were also 86% more likely to have received a prescription for an opioid, a benzodiazepine such as Valium, an antidepressant, or another neuropsychiatric drug.
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