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Covid 19 Mental Health: Covid-19 linked to increased risk of psychiatric and neurological conditions

Contracting Covid-19 is “robustly associated” with an increased risk of developing mental health and neurological conditions in the six months after a diagnosis, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the TriNetX electronic 2020 health records of more than 230,000 Covid-19 patients, mostly from the US. Their study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal and said to be the largest of its kind to date, estimated that one in three Covid-19 survivors (34%) were diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of being infected. For 13% of people it was their first recorded neurological or psychiatric diagnosis, researchers found.

Covid link to greater risk of mental health conditions

Updated / Wednesday, 7 Apr 2021 08:10 The study examined health records of more than 230,000 Covid-19 patients, mostly from the US Contracting Covid-19 is robustly associated with an increased risk of developing mental health and neurological conditions in the six months after a diagnosis, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the TriNetX electronic 2020 health records of more than 230,000 Covid-19 patients, mostly from the US. For 13% of people it was their first recorded neurological or psychiatric diagnosis, researchers found. The findings also suggested that the incidence of such conditions rose with the severity of a coronavirus case. It found that a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis occurred in 39% of those who were admitted to hospital, 46% of those in intensive care, and 62% in those who had encephalopathy - described as delirium and other altered mental states - during their Covid-19 infection.

Don t forget about yourself: Free training for dementia carers

Premium Content Subscriber only Free wellbeing sessions for people caring for a person living with dementia or memory loss will be available in Northern NSW. The training will allow people to share strategies for self-care and managing stress in order to take care of themselves. Workshop organiser Heather Tannock from Social Futures, said caring for someone with dementia can be physically and emotionally draining. “Dementia can cause memory loss, depression, hallucinations, false ideas, and people with dementia can become anxious, agitated or even aggressive,” she said. “This can be very difficult for carers and loved ones to manage. “Sessions like these, where we focus on the wellbeing of the carer, are really important.”

Covid-19 linked to increased risk of psychiatric and neurological conditions

Covid-19 linked to increased risk of psychiatric and neurological conditions
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