Psychosis after COVID-19

Via The New York Times: First Covid, Then Psychosis: ‘The Most Terrifying Thing I’ve Ever Experienced’. This is an alarming report, but as we learn more about this virus, we always find less to love.

While relatively few COVID-19 cases seem to see psychosis as one of the sequelae, it certainly adds to the growing burden of general mental-health problems we face as a result of the pandemic. Here are ten fairly recent publications on the subject:

 

Emerging cycloid psychosis episodes during COVID-19 pandemic: a case series

 

Psychosis in a patient with anxiety related to COVID-19: A case report

 

New-onset psychosis in COVID-19 pandemic: a case series in Madrid

 

Persistent psychotic symptoms following COVID-19 infection

 

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

 

The potential impact of COVID-19 on psychosis: A rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research

 

Impact of the first Covid-19 pandemic wave on first episode psychosis in Milan, Italy.

 

Psychotic symptoms in COVID-19 patients. A retrospective descriptive study

 

Reactive psychoses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical perspectives from a case series

 

Brief Psychotic Disorder During the National Lockdown in Italy: An Emerging Clinical Phenomenon of the COVID-19 Pandemic