Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.
You're not wrong, the study discusses the stress of being ill as being a trigger, not necessarily that the virus itself is modifying the brain. Other articles I read about this included lower but still elevated risk of mental illness after the flu or breaking a bone. Being sick or injured is stressful, and that can cause problems.
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You're not wrong, the study discusses the stress of being ill as being a trigger, not necessarily that the virus itself is modifying the brain. Other articles I read about this included lower but still elevated risk of mental illness after the flu or breaking a bone. Being sick or injured is stressful, and that can cause problems.