COVID-19 already has been linked to an assortment of alarming long-term physical health effects.
Now a new study illuminates what the virus can also do to a person’s brain, says HuffPost.
Those diagnosed with COVID-19 are at a greater risk of developing mental health disorders.
The data shows 1 in 5 surviving patients will get a mental health diagnosis within roughly three months of infection.
The most common conditions experts have seen include PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Other conditions that have been found are insomnia and dementia.