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Nearly 1 out of 5 people diagnosed with COVID-19 develop a mental health problem such as depression or anxiety,A new study found.

In the report released last week in the newspaperPsychiatry lancetThe researchers examined the medical records of more than 69 million people in the United States, including 62,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19. They found that 18% of patients developed a psychiatric issue within three months of this diagnosis.

About 6% of COVID patients reported a mental health issue for the first time, compared to 3.4%, which did not have coronavirus-meaning CVIV-19 almost doubled the risk.Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Without signs that you have already had coronavirus.

The growing link between Covid and brain problems

Overall, the most common problems were anxiety disorders, insomnia and dementia. Older patients Covid patients were two to three times more likely to develop dementia that people without coronaviruses.

It's hard to know how many long psychological problems could last. "It was in the first three months," Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry in Oxford and one of the authors of the study,NPR said. "We do not know, in long-term follow-up, if these risks will increase - or if once you take place at three months, the risks after you have that Covid really comes back on the basic risks. That We all live. "

It has been a long time since Covid-19 has been considered a mainly respiratory disease. Scientists now know that the virus affects a range of body systems, including brain, heart and lungs.

Several other studies have connected COVID-19 (and other coronaviruses) to neurological problems. A July study published in theLancet found55% of coviding patients reported neurological problems of more than three months after their diagnosis, includingConfusion, brain fog, inability to focus, personality changes, insomnia and loss of taste and / or smell.The authors of the study warned that the Pandemic of COVID could result in a "cerebral damage epidemic", a phenomenon after the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Last month, researchers atImperial College London found that some people infected with COVID-19 could develop "cognitive deficits" long-term equivalent to age the 10-year brain.

A meta-analysis earlier this year revealed that people infected with previous coronaviruses such as SARS and seas have developed symptoms such as delirium, anxiety, depression, maniac symptoms, poor memory and L 'insomnia.

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What are the causes?

As for why, researchers are not quite safe. It is enough to contract a disease threatening life as Covid can lead to psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and PTSD. And people who develop "Long Covid" could become stressed or depressed on the chronic condition.

Some scientists theorize that neurological problems could result from the trend of virus to cause brain inflammation, act on brain receptors, or reduce blood supply or oxygen in the area, causing damage.

As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and spread-Covid-19 in the first place:Carry a face maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.