Is corona virus also a cause of mental illness?

 

Medical experts at the Oxford University have discovered that many patients with COV 19 are later found to have significantly more mental and emotional problems such as depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke.

It should be noted that experts have not said that the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of all these mental and emotional problems, but the study of the novel corona virus and 14 different mental and psychological conditions (including There is an undeniable link between diseases.

Although various studies over the past year have found some evidence of a possible link between the corona virus and mental and psychological problems, the current study is the strongest. The study, published on April 6 on the website of the prestigious medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry, involved Oxford University professor Masood Hussain and other experts.

The study collected health details of 236,379 Americans who survived Covid 19 from January 20, 2020 to December 13, 2020, covering at least six months.

These details were compared to those of people affected by seasonal flu during the same period.

The comparison clearly showed that approximately 37% of those who recovered after defeating Covid 19 developed at least one mental illness over the next six months.

Not only that, but the same rate was seen in 46.42% of those who reached the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after falling seriously ill in the attack of Covid 19.

Experts say that having an epidemic is bad news for any person who hears it, which can lead to severe nervousness, anxiety and depression, and this condition can last for a long time.

As a result, the affected person may develop apathy, irritability, psychosis (detachment from reality) and constant mood swings.

Importantly, after Covid 19, what causes an increase in cerebral hemorrhage, stroke and dementia? Experts are currently unable to say anything about this.

Research so far has shown a strong link between Covid 19 and mental and psychological problems, but it is too early to say whether the corona virus is the cause of these problems; and to do more detailed and careful research to find out. Will be.