Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Mental Health | Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression Increase After Recovery From an Acute COVID-19 Infection

Mental Health | Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following discharge from hospital after COVID-19...

...with many suffering months of persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, two UK studies found.

Mental Health and Sleep | The novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has ushered the world into uncharted waters.

Countries have established various levels of lockdowns, economies have ground to a halt, and many people are afraid for themselves and their loved ones.

With such unprecedented changes coming so quickly, it’s understandable that the importance of sleep is flying under the radar. But as we adjust to stay-at-home orders and try to remain healthy in a time of COVID-19, focusing on sleeping well offers tremendous benefits.

Mental Health | More than half of 3904 US adults with previous COVID-19 illness met criteria for moderate or greater symptoms of major depressive disorder months later, according to a study published online in a research letter in JAMA Network Open.

Melatonin could be a possible treatment for those who contract the coronavirus, according to a new study from the Cleveland Clinic. The findings were published in the journal PLOS Biology.

The hormone, which regulates the body's circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle, was associated with a 30% reduced likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19.

Mental Health | Nearly half of people who had recovered from acute COVID-19 reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms...

Covid-19 has impacted every aspect of our lives, how we respond and grow to this pandemic is critical for our future.

Like me, you are probably noticing more and more in recent weeks that emotions, like viruses, seem to be spreading from person to person. Fear and anxiety have risen in the general population in the face of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and, perhaps more notably, in the patients I have been seeing in my office.

Some 18.1% of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 3 months, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Psychiatric follow-up should be considered for patients who survive COVID-19, researchers advised.

Mental Health during Covid 19 and its restrictions matters, if you need help, please ask.

Adults most at risk of experiencing moderate or severe depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic include those experiencing abuse or low social support, those with low socioeconomic position, and those with preexisting mental and physical health conditions,...

Mental Health Matters | A psychiatric diagnosis for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is linked to a significantly increased risk for death, new research shows.

Investigators found that patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and who had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder had a 1.5-fold increased risk for a COVID-related death in comparison with COVID-19 patients who had not received a psychiatric diagnosis.