Study Highlights Long COVID Patients' Struggles with Disbelief and Treatment Barriers

New research reveals ongoing challenges for Long COVID sufferers, including dismissal by healthcare providers and reluctance to seek psychological help.

• A University of Surrey study finds Long COVID patients frequently feel dismissed and disbelieved by healthcare providers.
• Patients report feeling pressured to prove their illness is physical, often rejecting psychological support out of fear it implies their symptoms are imaginary.
• The study emphasizes the importance of offering psychological therapies alongside medical care to avoid perceptions of dismissal.
• Participants describe living with constant uncertainty, struggling to access effective treatment, and losing trust in doctors, social circles, and even their own bodies.
• Long COVID, which affects an estimated 1.9 million people in the UK, is recognized as a condition with over 200 possible symptoms, including fatigue and brain fog.

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