COVID-19 risk, course and outcome in people with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analyses.
Patricio MoleroGabriel ReinaJan Dirk BlomMiguel Ángel Martínez-GonzálezAischa ReinkenE Ronald de KloetMarc L MolendijkPublished in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2023)
Once infected, people with pre-existing mental disorders are at an elevated risk for a severe COVID-19 course and outcome, including long COVID and mortality, relative to people without pre-existing mental disorders, despite an infection risk not significantly increased.