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New-onset psychosis due to COVID-19

Kozato, Nana, Mishra, Monisha, Firdosi, Mudasir (2021) New-onset psychosis due to COVID-19. BMJ Case Reports, 14 (4). e242538. ISSN 1757-790X. (doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-242538) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:97508)

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Abstract

This is a case report of a middle-aged man with no psychiatric history who presented with severe anxiety and psychotic symptoms from COVID-19. Following his discharge from intensive care unit, he was unable to sleep, was increasingly agitated and was observed hitting his head off the walls, causing haematomas. He remained highly anxious and developed paranoid delusions and auditory and tactile hallucinations, needing admission to a psychiatric ward. Treatment with antipsychotic medication gradually improved his symptoms in a few weeks. This case report highlights the new onset of psychosis due to COVID-19 infection. It demonstrates the importance of early identification and treatment of neuropsychiatric complications within an acute hospital setting. Furthermore, there is a need for research in this area to help in the prevention and treatment of such psychiatric complications due to COVID-19.

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Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242538
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Kent and Medway Medical School
Depositing User: Mudasir Firdosi
Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2022 19:54 UTC
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 03:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/97508 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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