VIYA

Virtual mental health therapy platform for #LongCovid Patients #LongCovidAwareness #healthjustice #dataprivacy #Healthequity. Part of @PuchoDigiHealth

[SciShow @SciShow]

Now that we have more data about SARS-CoV2, scientists have made some progress studying its long-term impacts on our DNA. https://t.co/cSTIteKzkV

[💜 Brandy @longcovid25]

Went to zoo today. It was a struggle but I made it. I feel like I am living in a different reality then everyone else. No one wore mask. I look healthy to others. I feel like we are forgotten. It’s depressing. #LongCovid

[LEM-Mindfulness @LemMindfulness]

Please be motivated to stay positive. You are not in this journey alone. Reach out if you want to talk
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
#MentalHealthAwareness

[Leeds Interdisciplinary Mental Health Network @LIMHRN]

A population-based study from @ColumbiaMSPH suggests that the #Covid19Pandemic has had long-lasting impacts negative on adolescent #mentalhealth. Furthermore, adolescent substance use originally declined but has steadily increased to pre-pandemic levels. https://t.co/eduDR48nQo

[PhillyPhile215 @PhillyPhile215]

Excellent deep dive into how #LongCovid affects mental health and WHY/HOW #pwLC May have negative mental health outcomes. #TreatLongCovid

[Metro @MetroUK]

Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰

2.5M TOO SICK

🔴 Record not in job due to illness
🔴 Mental health, home working and long Covid blamed

#TomorrowsPapersToday

[Nature Mental Health @NatMentHealth]

🌼 Our May issue is now live!
We celebrate #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and bring a collection of pieces on #Autism, #psychopathology, adolescent mental health, #LongCovid and many more 👇
Beautiful cover art by @Marina_C_Spence
https://t.co/jz9am3f4RF

[Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social @LongCovidSOS]

For Mental Health Awareness week we created the Long Covid SOS ways to Wellbeing

Five steps to enable you to always be the best version of yourself, especially when you feel rubbish

#LongCovid
#MHAW2023

Read our blog here:
https://t.co/T3rqdGYNrd

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Content warning for discussion of suicidal thoughts in thread.

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[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Of these, pre-existing mental health conditions were the same in both groups - 44.4% in #LongCovid and 44.2% in non-LC.

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[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

For more, read the whole paper here: https://t.co/iHqwExteqg

#LongCovid 35/

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Takeaways: there are some actionable things here that may likely help alleviate mental health outcomes in #LongCovid:

-medical provider support
-social support in other relationships
-financial support
-work accommodations, make it possible for people keep their job & hours
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[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

The coping strategies of positive reframing, humor, religion, substance abuse, and self distraction were not significantly different between LC and non-LC. 33/

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Compared to non-LC, #LongCovid respondents displayed significantly higher scores on adaptive coping, use of instrumental support, planning, venting, and behavioral disengagement.

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[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Another important finding: people with #LongCovid have good coping strategies!

The most common coping strategies were acceptance, planning, active coping and use of emotional support. The least used were denial, substance use, behavioral disengagement and self-blame. 31/

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

There was no significant difference in rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts between those who joined and did not join a support group.

#LongCovid 30/

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Of those who joined a COVID-specific support group, 70% reported that the group “moderately to significantly improved their psychological wellbeing.” 21.5% reported no effect & 8.5% reporting psychological worsening.

#LongCovid 29/

[Patient-Led Research Collaborative @patientled]

Among those with #LongCovid, receiving “significantly below the appropriate amount of care” was associated with depression, suicidal thoughts and anxiety. 28/