September 18, 2020

Association between Mental Illness and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): asia, mental health personal impact

• Having a diagnosed mental illness was not associated with testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 (OR=1.00) in a propensity score-matched cohort in Korea (n=1391). However, among those who tested positive, having a mental illness diagnosis was associated with a moderate increase in the likelihood of severe clinical outcomes (OR=1.27).

Lee et al. (Sept 17, 2020). Association between Mental Illness and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30421-1