Corona virus infection double killed, may damage mental health, research claims

New Delhi: Coronavirus infection is increasing worldwide. Many people are losing their lives with this virus, so there are many who are recovering and coming back home. A research has been done on people getting sick with the virus, whose results are surprising.

Research has claimed that mental health problems such as delirium (fainting) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported to people who have been ill with corona virus infection during hospitalization or even after recovery. May have to face.

Research published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry revealed the results of studies conducted on patients admitted to hospitals due to covid-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

This research analyzes 65 peer review studies and 7 new studies awaiting peer review. This included data from more than 3,500 people who had any of these three diseases. This review includes the same cases who were hospitalized.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) in the UK found that one in four patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 may experience delirium during their illness.

The effects of recovering from COVID-19 are not yet known, so long-term risks such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety are based on studies of SARS and MERS, which may also occur This may or may not apply to Covid-19 patients as well.

The study also said that most people with Covid-19 will not have any kind of mental health problems, even in serious cases of hospitalization. But due to such a large number of people becoming ill, the global impact on mental health can naturally occur.

On average, one in three patients with SARS or MERS had PTSD within three years, especially when they had more physical health problems.

Depression and anxiety rates were also high. The study found that depression symptoms were found in about 15 percent of the people. More than 15 percent of infected people experienced chronic fatigue, mood swings, sleep disorder, or inability to concentrate and forget things.

In the hospital, some people with corona virus infection experienced symptoms such as confusion, nervousness, and loss of consciousness.

About 28 percent of the patients admitted due to SARS and MERS experienced confusion. And early results suggest that delirium may be a common problem in patients with COVID-19.

Researchers found that worrying too much about the disease was associated with poor mental health. Health workers suffered the most mental problems than anyone else.