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September 18, 2020
Association between Mental Illness and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study
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…