September 30, 2020

Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): candidate, clinical characteristics, report, summarize

• Among a cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the US (n=1685), the risk of death remained significantly greater among patients with a psychiatric disorder after controlling for demographic characteristics, other medical comorbidities, and hospital location.

Li et al. (Sept 30, 2020). Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23282