Factors Associated with Psychosis among Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Case-Control Study | Zendy

D. T. S. Lee | Zendy; Yun Kwok Wing | Zendy; Hong Leung | Zendy; Joseph J.�Y. Sung | Zendy; YuenKeng Ng | Zendy; G.-C. Yiu | Zendy; R. Y. L. Chen | Zendy; Helen Chiu | Zendy

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Factors Associated with Psychosis among Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Case-Control Study

Author(s) -

D. T. S. Lee,

Yun Kwok Wing,

Hong Leung,

Joseph J.�Y. Sung,

YuenKeng Ng,

G.-C. Yiu,

R. Y. L. Chen,

Helen Chiu

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/424016

Subject(s) - psychosis , psychosocial , psychiatry , stressor , medicine , acute psychosis , vulnerability (computing) , psychology , computer security , computer science

We observed that a number of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) developed affective psychosis during the acute phase of their illness. We reviewed all SARS-related psychiatric consultations in Hong Kong and investigated the risk factors for psychosis among patients with SARS in a matched case-control study. Patients with SARS-related psychosis received higher total doses of steroids and had higher rates of family history of psychiatric illness. The findings of the present study suggest that steroid toxicity, personal vulnerability, and, probably, psychosocial stressors jointly contributed to the development of psychosis in patients with SARS.

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