Severe psychiatric disturbance and attempted suicide in a patient with COVID-19 and no psychiatric history.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(10)2020 Oct 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-901291
ABSTRACT
A previously fit and well 37-year-old male healthcare worker presented with confusion, psychotic symptoms and a suicide attempt in the context of a new COVID-19 diagnosis. Following surgical interventions and an extended admission to the intensive care unit, he made a good recovery in terms of both his physical and mental health. A number of factors likely contributed to his presentation, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe insomnia, worry, healthcare worker-related stress, and the unique social and psychological stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This case highlights the need to further characterise the specific psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 in community settings, and should remind general medical clinicians to be mindful of comorbid psychiatric symptoms when assessing patients with newly diagnosed COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Psychotic Disorders
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Suicide, Attempted
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-239191
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