Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attained a pandemic status and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Social isolation, fear of ostracization, and illness itself and limited access to care can lead to worsening of mental illnesses. We report a case from the United States describi...
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| author | Nelson Telles-Garcia Tyler Zahrli Gaurav Aggarwal Sakshi Bansal Leonard Richards Saurabh Aggarwal |
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| description | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attained a pandemic status and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Social isolation, fear of ostracization, and illness itself and limited access to care can lead to worsening of mental illnesses. We report a case from the United States describing a young male with a suicidal attempt who was subsequently found to have COVID-19 infection. Further research is needed to evaluate potential factors for this unique association. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3affb9130a1c4b44b53d7e5da5d3556c2025-02-03T01:01:27ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88974548897454Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United StatesNelson Telles-Garcia0Tyler Zahrli1Gaurav Aggarwal2Sakshi Bansal3Leonard Richards4Saurabh Aggarwal5Department of Medicine, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA, USABroadlawns UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency, Des Moines, IA, USADepartment of Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, USADepartment of Medicine, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA, USABroadlawns UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency, Des Moines, IA, USADepartment of Medicine, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA, USACoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attained a pandemic status and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Social isolation, fear of ostracization, and illness itself and limited access to care can lead to worsening of mental illnesses. We report a case from the United States describing a young male with a suicidal attempt who was subsequently found to have COVID-19 infection. Further research is needed to evaluate potential factors for this unique association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8897454 |
| spellingShingle | Nelson Telles-Garcia Tyler Zahrli Gaurav Aggarwal Sakshi Bansal Leonard Richards Saurabh Aggarwal Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States |
| title_full | Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States |
| title_fullStr | Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States |
| title_short | Suicide Attempt as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report from the United States |
| title_sort | suicide attempt as the presenting symptom in a patient with covid 19 a case report from the united states |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8897454 |
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