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Covid-19: Catching Virus Increases Chance Of Developing Depression Or Anxiety

Thursday, 17 February 2022 09:57

Anxiety rates were 35% higher, while Depression increased 39% among those with Covid.

A study has suggested people who catch Covid-19 are more likely to develop depression or anxiety.

US researchers compared 150-thousand people who had experienced the virus with 500-thousand who had not.

Anxiety rates were 35% higher, while Depression increased 39% among those with Covid.

The study found those who had coronavirus were 60 percent more likely to need a mental health diagnosis or medication a year on.

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