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Could the fact that the entire society has been shut down and your normal ways interrupted also be a major factor in this ? “This is likely due to a combinatio

Could the fact that the entire society has been shut down and your normal ways interrupted also be a major factor in this ? “This is likely due to a combination of the psychological stressors associated with this particular pandemic and the physical effects of the illness” certainly seems to support that notion. Sounds like a study without any useful conclusion.

JoeAltmaier 6y ago
Did they give the stats for non-covid folks? That would be useful to compare. Since everyone's normal ways have been interrupted.
- vharuck 6y ago
  From TFA: >The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, analysed electronic health records of 69 million people in the United States, including more than 62,000 cases of COVID-19. The findings are likely to be the same for those afflicted by COVID-19 worldwide, the researchers said >In the three months following testing positive for COVID-19, 1 in 5 survivors were recorded as having a first time diagnosis of anxiety, depression or insomnia. This was about twice as likely as for other groups of patients in the same period, the researchers said. So still a doubling when compared to other people living in a pandemic society.