Patients who had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk for experiencing mental health problems than their peers without COVID-19 (BMJ 2022 Feb 16. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-068993).
In a large, comprehensive study of mental health outcomes in people with SARS-CoV-2 infections, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the VA St. Louis Healthcare System found that such disorders arose within a year after recovery from the virus in people who had serious and mild