Comorbidity of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the first episode of bipolar disorder and its treatment challenges: A case report

Fatemeh Kashaninasab; Reza Panahi Dashdebi; Mir Farhad Ghalehbandi

doi:10.34171/mjiri.34.103

Comorbidity of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the first episode of bipolar disorder and its treatment challenges: A case report

Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2020 Aug 22:34:103. doi: 10.34171/mjiri.34.103. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Fatemeh Kashaninasab¹, Reza Panahi Dashdebi², Mir Farhad Ghalehbandi²

Affiliations

¹ Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

This study attempted to diagnose and examine the treatment challenges of a 25-year-old patient with the first episode of bipolar I disorder (BD-I) who also had Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the same time. This patient was admitted to the general ward of the hospital, along with other COVID-19 patients, and was treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Our results showed that it is important to pay attention to the comorbidity of psychiatric disorders in patients with COVID-19 to evaluate and treat them completely and avoid drug interactions.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; COVID-19; Case report.

Publication types

Case Reports