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International scientists have brought together the data from 16 previous studies on the links between mental illness and dying from COVID-19 across seven different countries, including nearly 20,000 mental health patients, and say COVID-19 patients with previously existing mental health disorders were more likely to die than those without mental health problems. And the patients with the most severe mental illnesses were the most likely to die after contracting COVID-19, they say. The authors suggest patients with mental health disorders should be targeted as a high-risk population for severe forms of COVID-19, requiring enhanced preventive and disease management strategies.
From:
Association Between Mental Health Disorders, Risk of Death Among Patients With COVID-19
What The Study Did: This review and meta-analysis investigated whether patients with mental health disorders are at increased risk of COVID-19-related death.
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