Another Legacy of Covid-19?

An analysis of circa 240k electronic health records, found that 34% of people who had had a severe Covid-19 infection, were diagnosed, after 6 months, with Psychiatric or Neurological conditions (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/07/one-in-three-covid-survivors-diagnosed-with-mental-health-condition). The records studied, were from people mainly living in the US. The most common diagnoses were anxiety disorders; mood disorders; substance abuse and insomnia. Stroke and dementia were rarer but not uncommon in this cohort. The results are not especially surprising (given the nature of the experience and our original lack of medical knowledge). Clearly, however, Covid-19 infections will continue to impact on health services, long after people have been 'cured'.