A Covid-19 klinikai kimenetelének súlyosságát nemcsak a pszichiátriai kórállapot, hanem a pszichiátriai gyógyszerelés is befolyásolja

The disease process in psychiatric patients who contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection might become more severe because of their impaired general health, comorbidities and unhealthy lifestyle. However, among all psychiatric conditions statistically significant correlation with severe and lethal outcome have been found only in schizophrenia with possible association of multiple immune dysfunctions. While the antipsychotic clozapine used in treatment resistant schizophrenia seems to decrease the likelihood of recovery of patients who underwent COVID-19 infection, antidepressants treatment for major depression may result in more favourable outcome. Mainly the antidepressant fluvoxamine has been reliably found effective by inhibiting cytokine storms observed in some COVID-19 infected patients. © 2021 Literatura Medica Publishing House. All rights reserved.