First person account COVID 19 delirium in a doctor: when death stalks the mind
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- dc.contributor.author Arumi, Antonio
- dc.contributor.author Bulbena-Cabré, Andrea
- dc.contributor.author Bulbena Vilarrasa, Antonio
- dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-15T06:56:52Z
- dc.date.available 2021-06-15T06:56:52Z
- dc.date.issued 2021
- dc.description.abstract Previous studies reported that 20-30% of COVID-19 patients will develop delirium during the hospitalization, achieving 70% in cases of severe illness. The risks factors and the consequences of delirium are well-documented in the literature; however, little is known about the personal experience of delirium. Delirium burden is common and tends to be distressing even after the delirium episode has resolved. Taking this in mind, the present work provides a first-person account of a doctor who acquired Covid-19 and developed bilateral pneumonia and had delirium and a complicate course of illness. During the course of his delirium, the patient recalled experiences of reality and unreality, complete disorientation, lack of control, strong emotions, and intense fear of dying which was significantly distressing. We anticipate that delirium burden will be common on these patients and family members and clinicians should be aware of this phenomenon in order to evaluate the neuropsychiatric consequences of this condition.
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- dc.identifier.citation Arumi A, Bulbena-Cabre A, Bulbena A. First person account COVID 19 delirium in a doctor: when death stalks the mind. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:626648. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.626648
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.626648
- dc.identifier.issn 1664-0640
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47879
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Frontiers
- dc.relation.ispartof Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:626648
- dc.rights © 2021 Arumi, Bulbena-Cabre and Bulbena. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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- dc.subject.keyword COVID 19
- dc.subject.keyword Confusion
- dc.subject.keyword Delirium
- dc.subject.keyword Delirium burden
- dc.subject.keyword Delirium experience
- dc.subject.keyword Fear
- dc.title First person account COVID 19 delirium in a doctor: when death stalks the mind
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