Chacko Mason, Job Asha, Caston Fred, George Prem, Yacoub Adeeb, Cáceda Ricardo
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY USA.
Department of Hospital Medicine, Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, NY USA.
SN Compr Clin Med. 2020;2(11):2391-2395. doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00530-7. Epub 2020 Sep 26.
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with different types of stressors: fear of infection, financial burden, and social isolation. Additionally, COVID-19 infection seems to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric symptoms including psychosis. We present a case of a 52-year-old male with no previous psychiatric history who developed severe paranoia leading to a suicide attempt. He was successfully treated with a combination of milieu treatment, pharmacotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. We add to the nascent literature that COVID-19, as other coronaviruses, can increase the risk for severe psychosis and suicidal behavior.
对感染的恐惧、经济负担和社会隔离。此外,新冠病毒感染似乎会增加包括精神病在内的神经精神症状的风险。我们报告一例既往无精神病史的52岁男性病例,该患者出现严重偏执并企图自杀。他通过环境治疗、药物治疗和电休克治疗的联合应用得到了成功治疗。我们补充到新兴文献中,即新冠病毒与其他冠状病毒一样,会增加严重精神病和自杀行为的风险。