Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran
The characteristics of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, poor insight, cognitive impairment, and disorganized behavior [1] and demographic characteristics including homelessness and living in communal homes [1] have provided the basis for COVID-19 infection in patients with schizop...
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| author | Mohammad Reza Mousavi Mahboobeh Besharatpour |
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| description | The characteristics of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, poor insight, cognitive impairment, and disorganized behavior [1] and demographic characteristics including homelessness and living in communal homes [1] have provided the basis for COVID-19 infection in patients with schizophrenia. Due to impairments in insight and decision-making capacity, people with schizophrenia are less likely to adhere to protective measures [2]. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62c62e914ee54b16916c2200a27dafc52022-12-22T04:14:25ZengGonabad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Research & Health2423-57172022-06-01124215218Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in IranMohammad Reza Mousavi0Mahboobeh Besharatpour1 Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The characteristics of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, poor insight, cognitive impairment, and disorganized behavior [1] and demographic characteristics including homelessness and living in communal homes [1] have provided the basis for COVID-19 infection in patients with schizophrenia. Due to impairments in insight and decision-making capacity, people with schizophrenia are less likely to adhere to protective measures [2].http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-2073-en.htmlschizophreniacovid -19 pandemiciran |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Reza Mousavi Mahboobeh Besharatpour Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran Journal of Research & Health schizophrenia covid -19 pandemic iran |
| title | Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran |
| title_full | Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran |
| title_short | Identification of Patients With Schizophrenia: Immediate Action to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran |
| title_sort | identification of patients with schizophrenia immediate action to control covid 19 pandemic in iran |
| topic | schizophrenia covid -19 pandemic iran |
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