Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City
Jegede O, Raman A, Tiongson B, Garlapati P, Hershberger J, Gayam V. Clinical characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes among COVID-19 positive patients with mental illness in a community hospital in New York City. International Journal Of Mental Health 2020, 50: 4-15. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2020.1845567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionPsychiatric diagnosisHospital courseInflammatory markersClinical characteristicsCommunity hospitalSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionMental illnessSevere COVID-19 infectionCo-morbid medical conditionsCOVID-19 positive patientsElevated inflammatory markersRetrospective cohort studyCohort of patientsPrimary psychiatric disordersCommon psychiatric diagnosesComorbid psychiatric diagnosesMajor depressive disorderCOVID-19 infectionCentral nervous systemCOVID-19 burdenMorbid obesityCohort studyPositive patientsCommon presentation