Aoife O'Donovan, a UCSF associate professor, said she hopes policy-makers will plan for future emergencies and health crises with mental health as an important influence on physical health and overall wellbeing.
Mental health plays a large role in breakthrough COVID infections, even among vaccinated and boosted people, according to a new UCSF study. that breakthrough COVID-19 cases are more likely among individuals with underlying physical health conditions. But mental health also plays an important role in breakthrough infections, even among vaccinated and boosted people, a new study released today from the University of California, San Francisco shows.
Certain psychiatric disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to a higher risk for a host of other physical health problems, such as inflammation and impaired immune function, according to O’Donovan. “In terms of public policy, we need to think of mental health as a really important target in any pandemic,” said O’Donovan. “People were being imposed with unprecedented layers of stress, which can cause many psychiatric conditions. We need to be prioritizing mental health care no matter what else is going on.”
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