COVID-19 and Risk for Mental Disorders Among Adults in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Psychiatric outcomes after COVID-19 have been of high concern during the pandemic; however, studies on a nationwide level are lacking.

Objective

To estimate the risk of mental disorders and use of psychotropic medication among individuals with COVID-19 compared with individuals not tested, individuals with SARS-CoV-2-negative test results, and those hospitalized for non-COVID-19 infections.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide cohort study used Danish registries to identify all individuals who were alive, 18 years or older, and residing in Denmark between January 1 and March 1, 2020 (N = 4 152 792), excluding individuals with a mental disorder history (n = 616 546), with follow-up until December 31, 2021.

Exposures

Results of SARS-CoV-2

SUBMITTER: Nersesjan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209831 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature