SAMHSA releases resource on treating Long COVID鈥檚 mental health impact

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today issued an offering evidence-based resources to help clinicians assess and treat mental health symptoms and conditions associated with Long COVID, from fatigue and sleep disturbances to depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
鈥淟ong COVID has a range of burdensome physical symptoms, and can take a toll on a person鈥檚 mental health,鈥 Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. 鈥溾his advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with Long COVID.鈥
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