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Psychiatric Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Center: A Case Series

Fakirappa B Ganiger, Somashekhar Bijjal, Jitendra D Mugali

Keywords : Catatonia, COVID-19, Delirium, Depressive episode, Mania, Psychosis

Citation Information : Ganiger FB, Bijjal S, Mugali JD. Psychiatric Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Center: A Case Series. Ind J Priv Psychiatry 2022; 16 (1):38-41.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0101

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 16-03-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as a public health emergency and has led to economic, occupational, and social disruption. Along with physical illness, it is also associated with disruption of mental health. In this case series, we have presented six different case reports of persons with COVID-19 illness, who presented to or were referred to the psychiatric assessment. These include panic disorder, mania, depressive episode, acute psychosis, delirium, and organic catatonia.


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