University Study Finds Higher Risk of Psychiatric Diagnoses Among COVID-19 Patients

A recent study found an increased risk for a psychiatric diagnosis, especially anxiety disorders, after a COVID-19 infection. Shutterstock

A recent study published by Oregon State University discovered that COVID-19 infected individuals have a higher chance of developing psychiatric disorders within about four months of contracting the virus.

For the study, published in World Psychiatry on May 7, researchers used data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C). They matched 46,610 patients infected with COVID-19, which can trigger a respiratory tract infection (RTI), with control patients diagnosed with a different RTI.