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Letter: Reverse causation for this covid-19 link?

Published 24 January 2024

From Andrew Taubman, Sydney, Australia

You report that people with a severe covid-19 infection are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, suggesting that covid-19 heightens the risk of this condition (13 January, p 16). Alternatively, could people with undiagnosed early schizophrenia be more likely to catch covid-19, perhaps due to some characteristic behaviours?

Issue no. 3475 published 27 January 2024

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