Citation

Fulga I, Neagu M, Piraianu AI, Ciubara BA, Neagu AI, Ciubara A, Fulga A. Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo) 2021; 48(6): 231-234.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP)

DOI

10.15761/0101-60830000000313

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has a global effect on people's mental health. The SARS-CoV-2 infection is a new source of anxiety, depression, and psycho-emotional changes in people without morbid conditions, with even more important impact on patients with associated diseases. We present the case of a previously diagnosed patient with COVID-19, in which the psychological effects accumulated during hospitalization triggered an autolytic behaviour. The case presented by us and the review of the literature show that serious diseases are frequently associated with depression and emotional disorders, and SARS-CoV-2 infection is no exception. © 2021, Universidade de Sao Paulo. Museu de Zoologia. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; mental health; suicide; male; asphyxia; aged; autopsy; case report; insomnia; depression; pandemic; anxiety; hospitalization; hanging; neuroimaging; emotional disorder; obesity; clinical article; human tissue; intensive care unit; psychotropic agent; emergency ward; lung congestion; lymphocytic infiltration; benzodiazepine; restlessness; emphysema; Glasgow coma scale; respiratory failure; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; dyspnea; histopathology; liver cirrhosis; hypoxia; malaise; oxygen saturation; histology; Article; coronary artery atherosclerosis; visual hallucination; acute respiratory failure; interstitial pneumonia; real time polymerase chain reaction; upper limb; coronavirus disease 2019; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; heart muscle fibrosis; nasopharyngeal swab; oropharyngeal swab; bronchiole epithelium; emotional disorders; macrovesicular steatosis; SARS-CoV-2 infection