Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients-- study

Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests Data suggest an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older. CIDRAP

A study including all Danish adults published yesterday in JAMA Psychiatry suggests an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older. It also finds that worsened mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization is common but no more so than after other, similarly severe respiratory infections.

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