COVID-19-associated brief psychotic disorder
Colin M. Smith, Jonathan Komisar, Ahmad Mourad, Brian R. Kincaid
Abstract
A 36-year-old previously healthy woman with no personal or family history of mental illness presented with new-onset psychosis after a diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19. Her psychotic symptoms initially improved with antipsychotics and benzodiazepines and further improved with resolution of COVID-19 symptoms. This is the first case of COVID-19-associated psychosis in a patient with no personal or family history of a severe mood or psychotic disorder presenting with symptomatic COVID-19, highlighting the need for vigilant monitoring of neuropsychiatric symptoms in these individuals.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PsychosisPsychiatryMoodFamily historySchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPsychiatric historyPsychologyMedicineMood disordersMental illnessMental healthAnxietyDiseaseVirologyPathologyRadiologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Tryptophan and brain disordersCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies