Many survivors of the Covid-19 infection have a serious risk of developing mental health problems. Psychiatrists gave this information on Monday. A large-scale study found that 20 percent of people infected with coronavirus develop mental health problems within 90 days. A report by the news agency Reuters has given this information.
The research article was published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Researchers have analyzed the electronic health data of 69 million people in the United States. There is also information of 62 thousand Covid-19 patients.
The study found that people who recovered from Kovid-19 who were diagnosed with mental health problems had more common problems such as anxiety, depression and insomnia. The researchers said they had an increased risk of brain diseases such as dementia or amnesia.
Paul Harrison, a professor of psychology at the University of Oxford, said doctors and researchers from around the world needed to look into the matter on an urgent basis and find ways to treat post-covidal mental illness.
