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COVID-19-associated psychosis: A systematic review of case reports.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Neuro-Behçet's Disease and Psychiatric Disorders: From a Case Report to a Systematic Review.Brain and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of case reports and case series.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of psychotic experiences in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Targeting the Roots of Psychosis: The Role of Aberrant Salience.Pediatric reports · 2025Review
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- Acute Schizophrenia-like Psychotic Disorder Against the Background of COVID-19.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Internal Validation of the Latvian Version of 16-Item Prodromal Questionnaire in A Help-Seeking Adolescent Population: Psychometric Analysis and Associated Factors.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Association Between COVID-19 and Neurological Diseases: Evidence from Large-Scale Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Article
- Unusual Presentations of Thyrotoxic Tricuspid and Mitral Regurgitations in 62 Adults: A Systematic Review of Case Reports with In-depth Pathophysiological Review.European cardiology · 2024Review
- COVID-19 and Mental Health: A "Pandemic Within a Pandemic".Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Acute onset psychiatric diseases after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection among pediatric patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Clinical Features and Prognosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Psychosis: A Retrospective Case Series.Alpha psychiatry · 2023Article
- Catatonia after COVID-19 infection: scoping review.BJPsych bulletin · 2023Article
- Long COVID, the Brain, Nerves, and Cognitive Function.Neurology international · 2023Review
- COVID-19 psychosis versus psychosis due to cytotoxic lesion of the corpus callosum (CLOCC): A case report and review.Psychiatry research case reports · 2023Article
- COVID-19-induced Acute Psychosis Resulting in a Suicide Attempt: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the comorbidities, presentations, and outcomes of adults with incident psychosis and a history of COVID-19.
methodsWe completed a descriptive systematic review of case reports according to PRISMA guidelines, including cases of adult patients with incident psychosis and antecedent or concurrent COVID-19. We extracted patient demographics, comorbidities, clinical course, and outcomes, and assessed cases for quality using a standardized tool.
resultsOf 2396 articles, we included 40 reports from 17 countries, comprising 48 patients. The mean age of patients was 43.9 years and 29 (60%) were males. A total of 7 (15%) had a documented psychiatric history, 6 (13%) had a substance use history and 11 (23%) had a comorbid medical condition. Delusions were the most common (44 [92%]) psychiatric sign and psychosis lasted between 2 and 90 days. A total of 33 (69%) patients required hospitalization to a medical service and 16 (33%) required inpatient psychiatric admission. The majority (26 [54%]) of cases did not assess for delirium and 15 (31%) cases were judged to be of high risk of bias.
conclusionsDespite the growing awareness of COVID-19's association with incident psychosis at a population level, cases of COVID-19-associated psychosis often lacked clinically relevant details and delirium was frequently not excluded. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021256746.
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