Risk of adverse outcome of COVID-19 among patients in secure psychiatric services: observational cohort study.

Natasa BasrakNaoise MulcroneSue SharifuddinZeshan GhummanNirvana BechanEnas MohamedMichael MurrayHariharan RajendranSean GunnigleMark NolanTim QuaneMasashi TeraoTracey HoareKevin KirraneHarry G Kennedy Mary Davoren

Published in: BJPsych open (2021)

Patients in secure forensic psychiatric services represent a high-risk group for adverse outcomes in the event of SARS-COV-2 infection. Population-based guidance on self-isolation and other precautions based on chronological age may not be sufficient. There is an urgent need for better physical health research and treatment in this group.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
end stage renal disease
primary care
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
patient reported outcomes