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Editor, Senior Moderator
SN Compr Clin Med
. 2020 Sep 26;1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00530-7. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19-Induced Psychosis and Suicidal Behavior: Case Report
Mason Chacko[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Asha Job[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fred Caston 3rd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Prem George[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Adeeb Yacoub[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ricardo C?ceda[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with different types of stressors: fear of infection, financial burden, and social isolation. Additionally, COVID-19 infection seems to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric symptoms including psychosis. We present a case of a 52-year-old male with no previous psychiatric history who developed severe paranoia leading to a suicide attempt. He was successfully treated with a combination of milieu treatment, pharmacotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. We add to the nascent literature that COVID-19, as other coronaviruses, can increase the risk for severe psychosis and suicidal behavior.
Keywords: COVID-19; Depression; Psychosis; Suicide.
. 2020 Sep 26;1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00530-7. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19-Induced Psychosis and Suicidal Behavior: Case Report
Mason Chacko[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Asha Job[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fred Caston 3rd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Prem George[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Adeeb Yacoub[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ricardo C?ceda[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33015547
- PMCID: PMC7519695
- DOI: 10.1007/s42399-020-00530-7
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with different types of stressors: fear of infection, financial burden, and social isolation. Additionally, COVID-19 infection seems to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric symptoms including psychosis. We present a case of a 52-year-old male with no previous psychiatric history who developed severe paranoia leading to a suicide attempt. He was successfully treated with a combination of milieu treatment, pharmacotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. We add to the nascent literature that COVID-19, as other coronaviruses, can increase the risk for severe psychosis and suicidal behavior.
Keywords: COVID-19; Depression; Psychosis; Suicide.