Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

Psychopathology Analysis of 23 Cases with COVID-19 Pneumonia Accompanied by Abnormal Brain Imagine

Weidong Jin, Xinsheng Chen, Hongwei Ren, Jianning Liu and Wang Sun*

COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, China in late 2019. The persons involved maybe influenced in psychology. Abnormality of Central Never System (CNS) may promote appeared more psychological symptoms in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. All the cases were from the hospital where the author was located and diagnosed COVID-19 pneumonia with abnormality of cranial CT (Computerized Tomography) examination and consultation of contact psychiatry. All 23 patients performance mental symptoms of consciousness disturbance, cognitive impairment, anxiety and depression, sleep disorder. The more and serious mental symptoms correlated with dangerous and severe or severe type of COVID-19 pneumonia, more physical disease. COVID-19 pneumonia patients with cranial CT abnormality always had more mental symptoms, especially with delirium and emotional disturbance.

Published Date: 2023-10-05; Received Date: 2023-09-04