Purpose: COVID-19 severity, characteristics of psychiatric symptoms using a brief psychiatric rating scale, and sociodemographic variables were explored and evaluated. Methods: An exploratory study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, from July 13th to July 26th 2020, in an isolation facility at the COVID-designated Sola hospital in Ahmedabad, India. A total of 201 inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were included in this study. We assessed the presence and severity of psychiatric symptoms using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Results: Of the 201 COVID-19 patients, 63 (31.3%), 36 (18%), 16 (8%) and 14 (7%) experienced anxiety, tension, somatic concern and depressed mood respectively. The effect of the severity of COVID-19 on the mean of the total BPRS score was statistically significant (F = 17.2, p = 0.000). In the severe COVID-19 group, the mean of the total BPRS score (22.6 ± 4.8) was significantly higher than in the moderate (20.3 ± 4.0) and mild (19.1 ± 2.2) COVID-19 groups. High levels of serum ferritin, IL-6 and D-dimer were associated with the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms like hallucinatory behavior and disorientation. Conclusions: The majority of COVID-19 patients experienced anxiety, tension and somatic concern. The presence of serious psychiatric symptoms like hallucinatory behavior and disorientation were predominantly seen in severe COVID-19 patients with significantly high serum inflammation and coagulation markers.
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Khanpara, B. G., Patel, B. R., Mehta, P., Chaudhary, P., & Ravtani, N. (2021). Characteristics of psychiatric manifestations among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and their correlation with disease severity – A cross sectional study. Postepy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 30(2), 73–78. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2021.108265
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