Some mental health service providers (some familiar names among them) are already positioning themselves to take care of the long-term health of #COVID19 patients. Care must be taken to avoid the same errors made in treating patients with #MECFS 1/ #pwME #MyalgicE
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1250693063225327616
While some patients will surely benefit from mental health support, all post-acute #COVID19 patients should receive ongoing medical treatment for all long-term sequelae, as well as adequate financial support from government. 2/ #pwME #MyalgicE #MECFS
However, if the treatment of people with #MECFS is anything to go by, post-acute #COVID19 patients could end up receiving only mental health support, i.e. CBT. Furthermore, depending on the provider, this might be deemed sufficient for all persistent physical issues. 3/ #pwME
Ideally, a comprehensive approach to medically treating post-acute #COVID19 patients will energe, which could lead to an improvement in the treatment of people with #MECFS and other post-infectious syndromes. 4/
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