Death Associated With Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Individuals With Severe Mental Disorders in Sweden During the Early Months of the Outbreak-An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Population-Based Register Study

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 11; p. 609579
• Main Authors: Maripuu, Martin, Bendix, Marie, Öhlund, Louise, Widerström, Micael, Werneke, Ursula
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.01.2021
• Subjects: bipolar disorder; coronavirus; COVID-19; death; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; mortality; Psychiatry; psychotic disorder; risk factors; severe mental disorder; COVID-19; bipolar disorder; risk factors; death; mortality; coronavirus; severe mental disorder; psychotic disorder

Individuals with severe mental disorder (SMD) have a higher risk of somatic comorbidity and mortality than the rest of the population. We set up a population-based study to assess whether individuals with SMD had a higher risk of death associated with a COVID-19 infection (COVID-19 associated death)...