A LARGE number of people who have survived Covid-19 will experience a range of psychiatric problems, a study by Oxford Brookes University suggests.

The research shows that in the short term, a wide range of neuropsychiatric problems were reported in patients.

In one examined study, 95 per cent of clinically stable Covid-19 survivors had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other studies found that between 17-42 per cent of them experienced affective disorders, such as depression.

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In the long term, neuropsychiatric problems were mostly affective disorders and fatigue, as well as impaired attention as reported by 44 per cent of patients, and memory as reported between 28-50 per cent of patients.

Dr Sanjay Kumar, senior lecturer in psychology at Oxford Brookes said: "Understanding the neuropsychiatric and cognitive consequences of COVID-19 is important as millions of people have been affected by the virus, and many cases go undetected.

"These conditions affect people’s capacity to work effectively, drive, manage finances, make informed decisions and participate in daily family activities.

"If even just a fraction of patients experience neuropsychiatric complications, the impact on public health services could be significant."

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