Fear of spreading COVID-19 infection in a female with psychotic illness leading to suicidal and homicidal attempt: A case report

Grover, Sandeep; Suman, Aarzoo; Naskar, Chandrima; Jagota, Gopika; Mehra, Aseem

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102692

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“…In this article, a clinical case highlights how the fear of contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus led to suicide and homicide attempts in order to avoid the associated social stigma [ 18 ].…”

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A Clinical Psychological View about Delusional Characterizations in Subjects with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Period

Maglia

Signorelli

Petralia

et al. 2023

JCM

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(Background) The period experienced during the COVID-19 virus and the respective social regulations associated with it caused enormous psychosocial stress. (Objective) The objective of the present work was to observe whether the lived period induced a change in delusional characterizations in subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. (Methods) A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines for systematic reviews of the PRISMA GROUP. The literature search was conducted from November 2021 to May 2022, using various scientific platforms including PubMed. (Results) A total of 865 articles were found, from which 176 duplicates were removed. The remaining articles were reviewed by reading the titles and abstracts; fourteen were included. (Conclusions) During this research, it was possible to confirm the initial thesis, namely that delirium absorbs external reality by being modified by it. It was observed that the speed of absorption is estimated to be directly proportional to the speed of the modification of social reality and to the impact that the latter has on the subject’s private sphere. Moreover, the situation of radical change represented a condition of abnormal psychosocial stress, which led to an increase in diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and, specifically, a weighty increase in diagnoses of brief psychotic disorder (BDP). In the coming years, it is estimated that there will be an increase in diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorder caused by both environmental and biological factors.

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A Clinical Psychological View about Delusional Characterizations in Subjects with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Period

Maglia

Signorelli

Petralia

et al. 2023

JCM

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“…This patient suffered from depression and psychosis and the coronavirus during the COVID-19 outbreak. The patient had never been tested for COVID-19 but believed they were spreading the virus to others, felt severe guilt, and eventually committed a suicide attempt at home ( Grover et al., 2021 ).…”

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“…(2020) Bosnia and Herzegovina case report Male, 50 years old, with depression and anxiety The epidemic and restrictive measures were triggers for suicide attempts, which were triggered by doctor-patient communication barriers, fear of losing their jobs and problems. Grover et al., al. (2021) India case report 27 year old female with persistent delusional disorder and secondary depression Stressed and distressed during the COVID-19 outbreak, patients who had never been tested for COVID-19 but believed they were spreading the virus to others attempted suicide at home …”

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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in psychiatric patients during the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhu

Li²,

Xu³

2022

Psychiatry Research

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“…In the current study patients with a pre-existing mental health condition showed elevated levels of fear of COVID-19 and high anxiety and depressive symptoms. Some reports have highlighted the psychological consequences of COVID-19 on patients with a mental health disorder, reporting relapses, fear of transmitting the virus, or symptoms centered around the pandemic (Grover et al, 2021). At the beginning of the pandemic's lockdown, individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions reported increased levels of anxiety and depressive symptomatology (Fancourt et al, 2021).…”

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Fear of COVID-19 Among Elderly Patients with a Chronic Physical or Mental Disease

Holeva

Nikopoulou

Parlapani

et al. 2021

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Older age renders individuals vulnerable during public emergency crises. Considering that older adults are a highly heterogeneous and continuously growing demographic subgroup, this study aimed to assess the mental health impact of COVID-19 on two groups of older patients: a group of chronic physical disease and a group of chronic mental disease. A total of 102 patients completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and several questions regarding demographic characteristics. Suicidality was assessed by the 9th item of the PHQ-9.According to the results, older chronic disease patients showed higher levels of fear, whereas anxiety and depressive symptoms were present mainly in the group of older psychiatric patients. Suicidality was reported from a subtotal of 25.4% that was composed of 7.8% chronic disease patients and 17.6% psychiatric patients. Chronic physical disease and higher anxiety predicted more severe COVID-19-related fear.

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Fear of spreading COVID-19 infection in a female with psychotic illness leading to suicidal and homicidal attempt: A case report

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

A Clinical Psychological View about Delusional Characterizations in Subjects with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Period

A Clinical Psychological View about Delusional Characterizations in Subjects with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Period

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in psychiatric patients during the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Fear of COVID-19 Among Elderly Patients with a Chronic Physical or Mental Disease

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