Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on people’s mental health.

Besides the indirect impact of the pandemic, a diagnosis of COVID 19 is itself associated with a greater risk of subsequent mental illness.

Conversely, people with an existing psychiatric diagnosis are at an increased risk of getting COVID-19.

Here, we discuss why this is the case.

Citations

Maxime Taquet, and Paul J. Harrison. Why is COVID-19 associated with mental illness? Med 2, 1–4, August 13, 2021

Sponsorship: Supported by the NIHR

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2021.06.009

URI: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/orka/title/why-is-covid-19-associated-with-mental-illness/