Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

6 Months After Surviving COVID, 1 in 3 Have Neurological or Psychiatric Problems
https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | 7 APRIL 2021 | PATRICK GALEY

Posted on 04/07/2021 9:17:56 AM PDT by Red Badger

One in three people who overcome COVID-19 suffer from a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis six months on, according to the largest study so far published on the mental toll that long-COVID takes on survivors.

Authors said the research, printed Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, proved that COVID-19 patients were significantly more likely to develop brain conditions than those suffering from other respiratory tract infections.

Studying the health records of more than 230,000 patients who had recovered from COVID-19, they found that 34 percent were diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months.

The most common conditions were anxiety (17 percent of patients) and mood disorders (14 percent).

For 13 percent of patients the disorders were their first diagnosis of a mental health issue.

Incidence of neurological disorders such as brain hemorrhage (0.6 percent), stroke (2.1 percent) and dementia (0.7 percent) was lower overall than for psychiatric disorders but the risk for brain disorders was generally higher in patients who had severe COVID-19.

The authors also examined data from more than 100,000 patients diagnosed with influenza and more than 236,000 diagnosed with any respiratory tract infection.

They found there was overall a 44 percent greater risk of neurological and mental health diagnoses after COVID-19 than after flu, and a 16 percent higher risk than with respiratory tract infections.

Paul Harrison, lead author from the University of Oxford, said that while the individual risk of neurological and psychiatric orders from COVID-19 was small, the overall effect across the global population could prove to be "substantial".

"Many of these conditions are chronic," he said.

"As a result, health care systems need to be resourced to deal with the anticipated need, both within primary and secondary care services."

'Severe impact' Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 were at great risk of developing long-term conditions, according to the analysis.

For example, 46 percent of patients who needed intensive care were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric conditions within six months of recovery.

The data showed 2.7 percent of people needing intensive care suffered a subsequent brain hemorrhage, compared to 0.3 percent of people who weren't hospitalized.

And nearly 7 percent of those needing ICU care suffered a stroke, compared with 1.3 percent of patients who didn't.

Writing in a linked comment article, Jonathan Rogers from University College London, said further research was needed on the long-term neurological and psychiatric outcomes among COVID-19 patients.

"Sadly, many of the disorders identified in this study tend to be chronic or recurrent, so we can anticipate that the impact of COVID-19 could be with us for many years," said Rogers, who was not involved in the study.

"It is clear from this study that the impact COVID-19 is having on individuals mental health can be severe," said Lea Milligan, CEO of the MQ Mental Health research group.

"This is contributing to the already rising levels of mental illness and requires further, urgent research."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; History; Society
KEYWORDS: bioweaponvirus; chinavirus; covid19; evil; fakevaccine; fauxisvirus; gainoffunctionvirus; longterm; longtermeffects; neurological; neurologicaleffects; postchinavirus; satanschildren; scamdemic; sideeffects
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-96 next last

1 posted on 04/07/2021 9:17:56 AM PDT by Red Badger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

It’s easy to dismiss this as yet more panic/crisis theater. But, I think it’s important not to lose sight of the very real possibility this is not a virus of natural origin. If it was born in a lab - and I think that’s the most likely origin - we have no idea exactly what it was designed to do.

All I know is a year after it was turned loose on the world, China is more powerful in every meaningful way than it ever was before.


2 posted on 04/07/2021 9:22:56 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

This is a study....which means it is a projection and not necessarily fact....certainly subject to scrutiny.


3 posted on 04/07/2021 9:23:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Ridiculous. I survived and have no issues nor does anyone else I know. It was all over NY.


4 posted on 04/07/2021 9:23:13 AM PDT by gcparent (MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
The most common conditions were anxiety (17 percent of patients) and mood disorders (14 percent).

These are NOT Psychiatric Problems, they are a manifestation of Millenialitis.
5 posted on 04/07/2021 9:23:17 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

So 31% of the 34% had mood disorders and/or anxiety. How does that jive with the norm. Betcha really, really close.


6 posted on 04/07/2021 9:26:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger; All

Pfffttt. By now, anyone who has been forced to wear diaper masks for over a year should have lost their minds.


7 posted on 04/07/2021 9:26:52 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Some psychological problems probably because we now think of people as death machines due to breathing, and these covid-patients got blamed for passing the condition on to others.


8 posted on 04/07/2021 9:27:11 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

So do 1 in 3 who never had Covid, I expect. I am not buying that it is caused by Covid.


9 posted on 04/07/2021 9:27:23 AM PDT by NEMDF
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Couldn’t be an overdose of fear porn. . .


10 posted on 04/07/2021 9:27:39 AM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger; All

Oh goody. A new non-stop melodrama topic.


11 posted on 04/07/2021 9:27:43 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger; RinaseaofDs; All

https://breggin.com/dr-faucis-covid-19-treachery/

h/t RinasesofDs


12 posted on 04/07/2021 9:29:10 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gcparent

It’s not really ridiculous. I have a friend who had Covid and he has anxiety issues which he never had before. Also knowing how the disease manifest itself with a hypercoagulable state there could be issues going on with reduced cerebral blood flow thus causing issues with the mental state due to diminished blood flow...so it’s not ridiculous but a great likelihood


13 posted on 04/07/2021 9:30:04 AM PDT by polishprince
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: eyeamok
You're absolutely right. They make up classifications to cover every one on earth. In other words, there is no normal...except...anxiety and mood disorders and many phobias....are absolutely normal. (I have a phobia to snakes...and alligators...and bats....and heights...and caves...and tunnels...

What a mess I am.!!

14 posted on 04/07/2021 9:30:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: eyeamok

For 13 percent of patients the disorders were their first diagnosis of a mental health issue. So 87% of patients already had a diagnosis of a mental health issue? Something doesn’t seem right.

I would look at anxiety and mood disorders as likely the result of the media fear porn industry.


15 posted on 04/07/2021 9:31:19 AM PDT by ecomcon
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
For 13% of patients the disorders were their first diagnosis of a mental health issue.

Wow. So 87% had a previous mental health issue! Of course, that probably comports with the general population.

16 posted on 04/07/2021 9:31:21 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The Weak Never Started, The Cowards fail along the way, Only the Strong Survive)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

A friend of mine is one of the foremost brain surgeons in the country and he has been operating on lots of 20 and 30 somethings with brain hemmorhages and strokes due to covid. It’s scary stuff.


17 posted on 04/07/2021 9:31:37 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: polishprince

Sick people have anxiety issues that continue....period.


18 posted on 04/07/2021 9:32:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

The most common conditions were anxiety (17 percent of patients) and mood disorders (14 percent).

For 13 percent of patients the disorders were their first diagnosis of a mental health issue.

Part of the neurosis should be laid at the feet of the media who have hammered people over the head for over a year about Covid.


19 posted on 04/07/2021 9:32:23 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: eyeamok

Agree! People need to grow up. These “conditions” wouldn’t even have been an issue 25 years ago, but this “touchy-feely” generation needs to find a problem with everything. Whatta crock!


20 posted on 04/07/2021 9:35:00 AM PDT by econjack
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-96 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson