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The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically cut the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, with facilities across the country forced to reduce their capacity to meet social distancing requirements, stem outbreaks of the virus, or repurpose psychiatric beds to care for the surge of Covid-19 patients.

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Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, new study finds

Sat, 2020-11-14 11:52 — mike kraft

Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, study finds Surviving Covid-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a struggle, too, according to new research that found survivors were likely to face health and financial hardships even months later. Shelby Lin Erdman and Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days of diagnosis, new study finds

Wed, 2020-11-11 14:04 — mike kraft

One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days of diagnosis, new study finds Those with previous psychiatric diagnoses were 65% more likely to contract the coronavirus PhillyVoice

Psychiatrists are placing more attention on COVID-19's damaging impact on mental health following startling results from a new study.

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Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State

Fri, 2020-10-09 11:57 — mike kraft

Nearly a third of hospitalized Covid-19 patients experienced some type of altered mental function — ranging from confusion to delirium to unresponsiveness — in the largest study to date of neurological symptoms among coronavirus patients in an American hospital system.

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For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:34 — mike kraft

...Early on in the pandemic, a pervasive myth among patients and some health authorities was the idea that Covid-19 was a short-term illness. Only in recent months has more attention been given to long-haulers. In online support groups like Body Politic and Survivor Corps, long-haulers have produced informal surveys and reports to study their course of illness.

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Pandemic denial: Why some people can't accept Covid-19's realities

Sun, 2020-08-16 10:59 — mike kraft

Some people are in denial about the pandemic. Here's why Some people still refuse to accept the reality that the coronavirus is dangerous. Psychologists know some of the reasons why. Megan Marples, CNN CNN

CNN)With so much information available about the severity of the coronavirus and the need to follow guidelines, some people still refuse to accept reality.

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CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic

Thu, 2020-08-13 17:51 — mike kraft

CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic The Covid-19 crisis has brought with it a mental health crisis in the United States, and new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how broad the pandemic's impact on mental health might be. Jacqueline Howard and Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus stresses Americans more than others, study finds

Fri, 2020-08-07 15:00 — mike kraft

Coronavirus stresses Americans more than others, study finds A third of US adults are dealing with mental health concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic, significantly more than other countries, the Commonwealth Fund found. Naomi Thomas, CNN CNN

The coronavirus pandemic has turned life upside down around the world, with many workers losing their jobs, economies plummeting and parents worried about reopening schools.

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