Brief psychotic disorder in COVID-19 patient with no history of mental illness

Hana Khairina Putri Faisal; Feni Fitriani Taufik; Tribowo Tuahta Ginting Sugihen; Prasenohadi; Tomu Juliani; Faisal Yunus

doi:10.3855/jidc.14830

Brief psychotic disorder in COVID-19 patient with no history of mental illness

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Hana Khairina Putri Faisal Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia – Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Feni Fitriani Taufik Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia – Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tribowo Tuahta Ginting Sugihen Department of Psychiatry, Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Prasenohadi Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia – Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tomu Juliani Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia – Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Faisal Yunus Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia – Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.14830

Keywords:

COVID-19, brief psychotic disorder, acute psychosis, neuropsychiatry

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health globally. Reports showed the increase of mental illness as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the correlation between the COVID-19 and mental illness is not fully understood yet.

Methodology: We reported a brief psychotic disorder in a COVID-19 patient with no history of mental illness who was hospitalized in Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Results: Psychotic symptoms appeared five days after COVID-19 onset and laboratory tests showed elevated levels of d-dimer and fibrinogen.

Conclusions: Elevated levels of d-dimer and fibrinogen suggest an ongoing COVID-19-associated coagulopathy that might cause a microdamage in the central nervous system. It might contribute to the manifestation of psychotic symptoms. The correlation between brief psychotic disorder and COVID-19 requires further investigation.

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2021-06-30

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Faisal HKP, Taufik FF, Sugihen TTG, Prasenohadi, Juliani T, Yunus F (2021) Brief psychotic disorder in COVID-19 patient with no history of mental illness. J Infect Dev Ctries 15:787–790. doi: 10.3855/jidc.14830

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Vol. 15 No. 06: June 2021

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Coronavirus Pandemic

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