Coronovirus infection as a novel delusional topic

Delusional topics tend to rapidly incorporate popular hot topical issues. Thus, the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reached delusional themes in patients with psychiatric disorders. Here we present the clinical case of a Spanish woman with bipolar disorder that included coronavirus...

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Published in:Schizophrenia research 2020-08, Vol.222, p.541-542
Main Authors: Ovejero, Santiago, Baca-García, Enrique, Barrigón, María Luisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bipolar Disorder - complications
Bipolar Disorder - physiopathology
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Delusional topics
Delusions - etiology
Delusions - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Psychosis
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Summary:Delusional topics tend to rapidly incorporate popular hot topical issues. Thus, the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reached delusional themes in patients with psychiatric disorders. Here we present the clinical case of a Spanish woman with bipolar disorder that included coronavirus infection in her delusional themes even faster than the real infection reached mainland Spain.
ISSN:0920-9964
1573-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.schres.2020.05.009