A Third of COVID Patients Develop Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Researchers were especially concerned about the development of psychosis—a mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality—in some patients.1
Boldrini M, Canoll PD, Klein RS. How COVID-19 affects the brain. JAMA Psychiatry. March 26, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500

“Some [patients] are saying, 'I’m having paranoid feelings or I’m noticing my mind playing tricks on me' or 'I think I’m seeing things or I’m hearing things that aren’t there,'” Roger McIntyre, MD, a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto and CEO of AltMed, tells Verywell. “This is definitely coming out, and I’m not surprised given the magnitude of the effect that [COVID-19] is having on people’s brains.”
https://www.verywellhealth.com/covid-19-psychosis-neurological-symptoms-5176173