According to a new study, one-third of those infected with the Corona virus experience neurological and mental health problems. Experts are worried that this will have a large long-term impact on public health.

     The research, led by Oxford University, examined the mental and mental health of more than 230,000 people who survived the Corona infection. Among the participants, the majority of whom were Americans, it was observed that the rate of those who encountered conditions that required psychiatric intervention, especially depression and anxiety, in the 6 months following their illness was over 30 percent.

     Experts conducting research based on 14 different psychological and psychiatric disorders state that paralysis, dementia and other neurological disorders are rare after Corona virus infection, but these problems carry serious risks when evaluated on a large scale.

     "Although the risks of the disorders encountered may seem small from an individual perspective, the impact on the overall population can be significant,"

said Paul Harrison, a psychiatrist at the University of Oxford, who led the study.

     Another psychiatrist, Max Taquet, from Oxford University, who conducted the research with Harrison, stated that the link between Corona virus infection and mental and mental health disorders that occurred afterward could not be fully determined in the research, but "biological factors should be revealed in order to prevent or treat the health problems encountered" is emphasizing.

     “17 percent of Corona patients entering intensive care had a stroke

In another study conducted by the same team last year, it was concluded that 20 percent of those who recovered from the Corona virus infection experienced various psychiatric disorders within the first three months after the illness.

     According to the results of the new research in the Lancet Psychiatry scientific journal, among the 236 thousand 376 Corona virus infection patients whose health conditions were examined, 34% had neurological or psychiatric problems. Experts point out that this rate is much lower in those who have had the flu or other similar respiratory diseases.

     According to the results of the research, 17 percent of those who had Corona virus infection encountered anxiety within 6 months after the disease, and mood disorders were observed in 14 percent.

     7 percent of those treated in the intensive care unit due to Corona virus infection had a stroke within 6 months of their illness, and 2 percent were diagnosed with dementia.

     Independent experts examining the results of the study note that the findings are worrisome. "This is very important research," said Simon Wessely, head of psychiatry at King´s College London. "The results show that COVID-19 undoubtedly affects the brain and mind," he said.

    According to Lea Milligan, an expert at the MQ Mental Health research center, “The impact of COVID-19 on people´s mental health can be extremely negative.”

    The Mental Health World Report, prepared to assess the mental health of the world´s population, analyzed the data of 49 thousand people from 8 English-speaking countries, the USA, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and Singapore.

     The results of the Mental Health Million Project´s World Report on Mental Health, an initiative run by Sapien Labs in the USA, point to a "social mental health risk."

     The study revealed that the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) exacerbates the difficulties already faced.

     Emphasizing that almost half of young people aged 18 to 24 in English-speaking countries suffer from mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety disorder, the report underlined that the Kovid-19 epidemic made things worse.

     In the report, which pointed out that 44 percent of the young population aged 18 to 24 are at clinical risk, it was stated that those whose mental health deteriorated due to the epidemic were mostly young people and women.

    The report emphasized that the rate of those with clinical mental health risk increased from 14 percent in 2019 to 26 percent in 2020.

    In the report, which stated that 57 percent of the participants had socio-economic or health problems, it was noted that good sleep, social interaction and exercise contributed greatly to mental health.

    The report noted that when drafting social and economic policy, community-based research on mental health should be taken into account and more attention should be paid to how best to deal with mental health disorders.

   Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in his statement in August 2020, stated that the anxiety and fear caused by the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) adversely affected the mental health of millions of people.

    Stating that some of the health institutions providing services related to mental health were closed for the treatment of Kovid-19 patients, Ghebreyesus said, "Mental health was already a neglected health problem worldwide. Nearly 1 billion people live with a mental disorder. dies from its use. Every 40 seconds someone commits suicide." he had spoken.