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Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research

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Those living with long COVID in the U.S. had significantly more anxiety, depression, hopelessness, psychosis and suicidal thoughts.

Black Americans ’ mental and physical health experiences have gone largely understudied in existing long-COVID research.

Researchers are currently focused on understanding the underlying biological pathways leading to long CoVID.

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English

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long-living

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