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People's occupations and their level of health anxiety may be complicating links between COVID-19 and mental health problems, say UK researchers. The researchers looked at people who had positive COVID-19 test and the risk of subsequent mental health issues, sleep problems, or fatigue. They found while there was a link between testing positive and developing fatigue and sleep problems when it came to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, things were less clear. Although people who tested positive did seem to be at higher risk of psychiatric conditions, people attending the clinic who tested negative to COVID also showed a similar increase in risk. They say this suggests there may be something else going on which might explain this link. They say the most likely factors affecting the results are the impact of people's jobs and their levels of health anxiety.
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