The study has this line which caught my attention:
> The incidence of any psychiatric diagnosis in the 14 to 90 days after COVID-19 diagnosis was 18·1% (95% CI 17·6–18·6), including 5·8% (5·2–6·4) that were a first diagnosis.
So only 5.8% of people got a first diagnosis, and the remainder of the 18% were people who had been previously diagnosed with one of these conditions.
This seems to contradict what is written in the linked article:
> In the three months following testing positive for COVID-19, 1 in 5 survivors were recorded as having a first time diagnosis of anxiety, depression or insomnia.
So it seems like the linked article has a bit of hyperbole in it.
The abstract says it’s “reoccurrence” so the r implication is that these cases had been previusy cured. It’s technically correct to include this as incidence. Even so, the new cases are statistically significant.
EDIT I can only presume this is all stress related. From the people I know that got COVID they found it a fairly tough experience.
The study has this line which caught my attention:
> The incidence of any psychiatric diagnosis in the 14 to 90 days after COVID-19 diagnosis was 18·1% (95% CI 17·6–18·6), including 5·8% (5·2–6·4) that were a first diagnosis.
So only 5.8% of people got a first diagnosis, and the remainder of the 18% were people who had been previously diagnosed with one of these conditions.
This seems to contradict what is written in the linked article:
> In the three months following testing positive for COVID-19, 1 in 5 survivors were recorded as having a first time diagnosis of anxiety, depression or insomnia.
So it seems like the linked article has a bit of hyperbole in it.