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

Authors

Stephen J. Ferrando, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Lidia Klepacz, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Sean Lynch
Mohammad Tavakkoli, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Rhea Dornbush, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Reena Baharani, New York Medical College
Yvette Smolin, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Abraham Bartell, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1016/j.psym.2020.05.012

Journal Title

Psychosomatics

First Page

551

Last Page

555

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

9-1-2020

Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Adult, Antipsychotic Agents, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Cytokine Release Syndrome, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Male, Pandemics, Panic Disorder, Paranoid Behavior, Pneumonia, Viral, Psychotic Disorders, SARS-CoV-2

Disciplines

Infectious Disease | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychological Phenomena and Processes

Recommended Citation

Ferrando, S. J., Klepacz, L., Lynch, S., Tavakkoli, M., Dornbush, R., Baharani, R., Smolin, Y., & Bartell, A. (2020). COVID-19 Psychosis: A Potential New Neuropsychiatric Condition Triggered by Novel Coronavirus Infection and the Inflammatory Response?. Psychosomatics, 61 (5), 551-555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psym.2020.05.012