COVID-19-Related Mortality Risk in People With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic and Critical Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Increasing clinical evidence suggests that people with severe mental illness (SMI), including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD), are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19. Several systematic reviews examining the association between psychiatric disorders and COVID-19-related mortality have recently been published. Although these reviews have been conducted thoroughly, certain methodological limitations may hinder the accuracy of their research findings. Methods: A systematic literature search, using the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases (from inception to July 23, 2021), was conducted for observational studies assessing the risk of death associated with COVID-19 infection in adult patien

SUBMITTER: De Hert M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793909 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature