About The Study: In this Danish nationwide cohort study, overall risk of new-onset mental disorders in SARS-CoV-2–positive individuals did not exceed the risk among individuals with negative test results (except for those age 70 and older). However, when hospitalized, patients with COVID-19 had markedly increased risk compared with the general population, but comparable to risk among patients hospitalized for non–COVID-19 infections. Future studies should include even longer follow-up time and preferentially include immunological biomarkers to further investigate the impact of infection severity on postinfectious mental disorder sequelae.
Authors: Daniel Kondziella, M.D., D.M.Sc., Dr. Philos., of Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen, and Michael E. Benros, M.D., of Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, are the corresponding authors.
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