Study utilizes UK Biobank data to explore the long-term psychiatric effects of COVID-19 and assesses the role of vaccination in mitigating mental health complications, revealing increased risks for various psychiatric disorders among survivors.
By Vijay Kumar MalesuMar 24 2024Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers assessed the long-term psychiatric effects and vaccination's role on mental health in coronavirus disease 2019 survivors using United Kingdom Biobank data.
About the study The present study utilized data from the UK Biobank, with participants providing written informed consent. The UK Biobank recruited over 500,000 individuals aged 40-70 from the UK, gathering extensive baseline data and following participants through linkage to health records.
Study results In the study, researchers focused on 26,101 participants who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, compared against 380,337 contemporary controls and 390,621 historical controls. The study tracked the incidence of psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic prescription usage over a median follow-up period of around a year.
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