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. 2020 Jul:289:113040.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113040. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Psychiatric burdens or stress during hospitalization and concerns after discharge in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 isolated in a tertiary care hospital

Shinichiro Morioka  1 , Sho Saito  1 , Kayoko Hayakawa  1 , Jin Takasaki  2 , Tetsuya Suzuki  1 , Satoshi Ide  1 , Keiji Nakamura  1 , Yuki Moriyama  1 , Yutaro Akiyama  1 , Yusuke Miyazato  1 , Hidetoshi Nomoto  1 , Takato Nakamoto  1 , Masayuki Ota  1 , Keita Sakamoto  2 , Takashi Katsuno  2 , Yusaku Kusaba  2 , Masahiro Ishikane  1 , Noriko Kinoshita  1 , Kei Yamamoto  1 , Mugen Ujiie  1 , Satoshi Kutsuna  1 , Masao Hashimoto  2 , Manabu Suzuki  2 , Shinyu Izumi  2 , Daisuke Katagiri  3 , Masayuki Hojo  2 , Norio Ohmagari  1
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Psychiatric burdens or stress during hospitalization and concerns after discharge in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 isolated in a tertiary care hospital

Shinichiro Morioka et al. Psychiatry Res. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

•Quarantined inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 have psychiatric burdens.•Some inpatients had discrimination, prejudice, and suspension and dismissal from work.•Implementation of necessary measures is needed to minimize the risk of long-term social isolation and potential risk of suicide.

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