Severe mental illness is associated with increased mortality and severe course of COVID-19.

Carlo Alberto BarcellaChristoffer PolcwiartekGrimur Høgnason MohrGethin HodgesKathrine SøndergaardCasper Niels BangMikkel Porsborg AndersenEmil FosbølLars KøberMorten SchouChristian Torp-PedersenLars Vedel KessingGunnar GislasonKristian Hay Kragholm

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2021)

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression and psychotropic drug redemption are associated with unfavourable outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
mental illness
major depressive disorder
mental health
coronavirus disease
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early onset
drug induced
depressive symptoms
risk factors
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emergency department
sleep quality
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physical activity