Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts
2 days, 15 hours ago

Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts

Salon  

Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health – rather than their mental health – when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. In other words, while participants clearly explained how long COVID impaired their physical health, they were less likely to attribute their recent mental health struggles to any issues stemming from their experiences of long COVID. Related Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious For the study, we asked nearly 500 Black adults in the U.S. to respond to a series of psychological questionnaires measuring various mental health outcomes in the spring of 2022. While the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency ended in May 2023, the mental and physical health needs of those living with long COVID are ongoing.

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Long Covid risk higher in women and heart patients: Study
6 months ago

Long Covid risk higher in women and heart patients: Study

India Today  

Early in the pandemic, many people infected with SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 reported persistent symptoms lasting a month or more, much longer than typical for an upper respiratory viral infection, or developed new, lingering symptoms after recovery. "Our study highlights the crucial role of Covid vaccination, not just in reducing infection severity but also in lowering the risk of long Covid," …

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored
1 year, 2 months ago

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored

Salon  

When Erica Hayes was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in November 2020, her symptoms were mild and she didn’t even have a cough. “No one’s telling me I will regain a quality of life that would let me get back to work.” Some in the long COVID space say it’s one of many recent attempts to minimize long COVID, which …

A study in the US has brought us closer to curing long covid
1 year, 2 months ago

A study in the US has brought us closer to curing long covid

Live Mint  

Finally, the hunt for answers about long covid is yielding clues. A new study, led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale School of Medicine and published in Nature, defines some critical differences in certain biomarkers of people with long covid. Two new reports this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that …

Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory
1 year, 6 months ago

Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory

LA Times  

Federal health officials have identified a number of mental health conditions associated with long COVID, prompting them to issue an advisory to help doctors treat patients suffering from the syndrome. Pittman said he’s seen patients who have long COVID but feel as though their other doctors haven’t listened to them — “they don’t feel like they’ve been taken seriously.” Other …

Scientists hope viruses hiding out in patients hold answers to long COVID
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists hope viruses hiding out in patients hold answers to long COVID

LA Times  

Tracking microbes through a malodorous network of sewer lines led virologist Marc Johnson to the source of unusual coronavirus mutants. And during that time, the mutations showed the virus was “running like hell,” trying to evade the person’s immune system, Johnson said. The coronavirus may also be hiding out in long-lived nerve cells and heart muscle, where it may drive …

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later. Long term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study Led by researchers from NYU …

THIS, more than comorbidities like cancer, makes ‘Long COVID’ extremely risky
2 years, 2 months ago

THIS, more than comorbidities like cancer, makes ‘Long COVID’ extremely risky

Live Mint  

There are severe COVID signs and symptoms that can last for months or even years, and it’s called ‘Long COVID’. Surprisingly, these stressors affected ‘Long COVID’ more than physical comorbidities like a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and cancer. ‘Long COVID’ raises the issue of the significance of recognising and treating mental health problems, making it …

The mental health effects of living with long COVID
2 years, 3 months ago

The mental health effects of living with long COVID

LA Times  

Sandhya Kambhampati, a data reporter on the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, holds a painting she did while coping with long COVID. There were days when I had to make calls to get the earliest available appointments, do interviews, go to one or two doctor’s appointments and analyze data, as well as manage my day-to-day life. Rest is crucial after …

What moves us ‘closer to the unfortunate finish line of getting long Covid’
2 years, 3 months ago

What moves us ‘closer to the unfortunate finish line of getting long Covid’

CNN  

CNN — You may have up to a 50% higher risk of developing long Covid-19 if you suffer from common psychiatric issues such as anxiety or depression, a recent study found. “We found participants with two or more types of psychological distress before infection had a 50% higher risk of getting long Covid,” said study coauthor Dr. Siwen Wang, a …

Stress, anxiety boost chances of getting long Covid: Study
2 years, 3 months ago

Stress, anxiety boost chances of getting long Covid: Study

Hindustan Times  

Depression, anxiety, worries about the pandemic and other sources of distress prior to getting Covid-19 may increase the chance of developing persistent “long-haul” symptoms, a Harvard University study found. What Experts Know About ‘Long Covid’ and Who Gets It Psychological distress has been linked to longer and more severe illness after respiratory tract infections, and it might drive the kind …

Long Covid-19 link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Long Covid-19 link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Live Mint  

The 56-year-old, who caught the disease in spring 2020, still had not recovered about 18 months later when he killed himself at his home near Dallas, having lost his health, memory and money. While many long COVID patients recover over time, around 15% still experience symptoms after 12 months, according to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and …

Long covid's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Long covid's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Hindustan Times  

Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. While many long COVID patients recover over time, around 15% still experience symptoms after 12 months, according to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Survivor Corps, an advocacy group for long COVID patients, said it polled their membership in May and found that 44% of nearly 200 …

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says
2 years, 3 months ago

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says

Live Mint  

A Harvard University study has found that depression, anxiety, worries about the pandemic and other sources of distress prior to getting Covid-19 may increase the chance of developing persistent “long-haul” symptoms. What experts know about ‘long Covid’ and who is at risk of getting it: The Harvard researchers in the study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry Psychological informed …

Hair loss, low sex drive among long Covid symptoms, reveals study
2 years, 4 months ago

Hair loss, low sex drive among long Covid symptoms, reveals study

India TV News  

Long Covid sufferers experience a wider set of symptoms than previously thought. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, in the UK, identified three categories of distinct long Covid symptoms -- respiratory symptoms, mental health and cognitive problems, and then a broader range of symptoms. "This research validates what patients have been telling clinicians and policy makers throughout the pandemic, that …

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California
2 years, 4 months ago

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LA Times  

Jacki Graham, a 64-year-old long COVID survivor, sits for a photo outside her home in Los Angeles on Jan. 20. Some factors that put patients at higher risk of long COVID include being overweight, high blood pressure or heart disease, said Dr. Nisha Viswanathan, director of the UCLA Health Long COVID Program. So I think anyone who says COVID only …

COVID-19 infection doubles the risk of psychiatric diagnoses
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 infection doubles the risk of psychiatric diagnoses

Daily Mail  

COVID-19 infection leads to increased risk of fatigue, sleep problems and psychiatric issues long after patients are diagnosed with their initial illness, a new study finds. A Covid infection can lead to long-term fatigue, sleep issues, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression, a new study finds Patients who tested positive for Covid were more likely to be diagnosed …

Excess deaths in people with mental health conditions increased during Covid-19: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Excess deaths in people with mental health conditions increased during Covid-19: Study

Hindustan Times  

The greater number of deaths amongst those with mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities has been amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic, a study based on more than 160,000 patients, led by King's College London has revealed. Excess deaths in people with mental health conditions increased during Covid-19: Study Before the pandemic, the rates of mortality in those with severe mental …

Decoding Long Covid: Mental Health Issues Like Depression, Substance Abuse Can Manifest Post Recovery
3 years, 6 months ago

Decoding Long Covid: Mental Health Issues Like Depression, Substance Abuse Can Manifest Post Recovery

News 18  

In today’s column Dr Preeti Parakh, psychiatrist and head at Mpower – The Centre in Kolkata, explains how Covid-19 patients develop neuropsychiatric conditions after Covid and why their pre-existing mental health issues can worsen during the infection and in the recovery phase. “Recent research has shown that around one-third of long Covid patients develop neuropsychiatric conditions within six months of …

Study Finds Covid-19-related Stress Affects Mental Health, Can Also Trigger Suicidal Thoughts
3 years, 6 months ago

Study Finds Covid-19-related Stress Affects Mental Health, Can Also Trigger Suicidal Thoughts

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only hit physical health and the economy but has also impacted mental health with the possibility of increased rates of suicide, according to a study. Led by a team of researchers at Swansea University, Cardiff University, and the NHS in Wales, the study probed exactly which Covid-related stressors were most likely to trigger suicidal thoughts …

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