Mental disorders, COVID-19-related life-saving measures and mortality in France: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meta-analyses have shown that preexisting mental disorders may increase serious Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes, especially mortality. However, most studies were conducted during the first months of the pandemic, were inconclusive for several categories of mental disorders, and not fully controlled for potential confounders. Our study objectives were to assess independent associations between various categories of mental disorders and COVID-19-related mortality in a nationwide sample of COVID-19 inpatients discharged over 18 months and the potential role of salvage therapy triage to explain these associations.

Methods and findings

We analysed a nationwide retrospective cohort of all adult inpatients discharged with symptomatic COVID-19 between Februar

SUBMITTER: Schwarzinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature