COVID-19 Psychosis: A Potential New Neuropsychiatric Condition Triggered by Novel Coronavirus Infection and the Inflammatory Response?

Psychosomatics. 2020 Sep-Oct;61(5):551-555. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.05.012. Epub 2020 May 19.

Authors

Stephen J Ferrando¹, Lidia Klepacz², Sean Lynch², Mohammad Tavakkoli², Rhea Dornbush², Reena Baharani², Yvette Smolin², Abraham Bartell²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health System, Valhalla, NY; Department of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. Electronic address: Stephen.Ferrando@WMCHealth.org.
² Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health System, Valhalla, NY; Department of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / immunology
Coronavirus Infections / psychology*
Cytokine Release Syndrome / immunology
Female
Hallucinations / drug therapy
Hallucinations / immunology
Hallucinations / psychology*
Humans
Male
Pandemics
Panic Disorder / psychology
Paranoid Behavior / drug therapy
Paranoid Behavior / etiology
Paranoid Behavior / immunology
Paranoid Behavior / psychology*
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology*
Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy
Psychotic Disorders / etiology
Psychotic Disorders / immunology
Psychotic Disorders / psychology*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents