RT Journal Article
T1 Reactive psychoses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical perspectives from a case series.
A1 Valdés-Florido, María José
A1 López-Díaz, Álvaro
A1 Palermo-Zeballos, Fernanda Jazmín
A1 Martínez-Molina, Iván
A1 Martín-Gil, Victoria Eugenia
A1 Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto
A1 Ruiz-Veguilla, Miguel
K1 COVID-19
K1 Coronavirus
K1 Psychotic disorders
K1 SARS-CoV-2
K1 Suicide
K1 Suicidio
K1 Trastornos psicóticos
AB The world is currently undergoing an extremely stressful scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This unexpected and dramatic situation could increase the incidence of mental health problems, among them, psychotic disorders. The aim of this paper was to describe a case series of brief reactive psychosis due to the psychological distress from the current coronavirus pandemic. We report on a case series including all the patients with reactive psychoses in the context of the COVID-19 crisis who were admitted to the Virgen del Rocío and Virgen Macarena University Hospitals (Seville, Spain) during the first two weeks of compulsory nationwide quarantine. In that short period, four patients met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for a brief reactive psychotic disorder. All of the episodes were directly triggered by stress derived from the COVID-19 pandemic and half of the patients presented severe suicidal behavior at admission. We may now be witnessing an increasing number of brief reactive psychotic disorders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This type of psychosis has a high risk of suicidal behavior and, although short-lived, has a high rate of psychotic recurrence and low diagnostic stability over time. Therefore, we advocate close monitoring in both the acute phase and long-term follow-up of these patients.
YR 2020
FD 2020-04-27
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15537
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15537
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LA es
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RD Apr 10, 2025