id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-354498-ddzeznxn Haddadi, Sara COVID-19: Risk of Alcohol abuse and Psychiatric disorders 2020-09-14 .txt text/plain 1462 78 55 Standard recommendations to prevent the spread of infection such as self-quarantine, hand washing, covering mouth and nose while coughing may be difficult to enforce in patients with mental illnesses. There is a controversy in discharge and management of patients with history of alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders when they come to the Emergency Departments with mild presentation of COVID-19. Patients with psychiatric disorders especially schizophrenia or those who have been diagnosed with alcohol abuse may have a higher risk for progression of their mild COVID-19 to a severe form. A higher rate of alcohol abuse in psychiatric patients and their lower compliance to self-quarantine calls for a different approach when they come to the ED with COVID-19 presentations. As discussed in this case, a higher rate of alcohol abuse in psychiatric patients and their lower compliance to self-quarantine calls for a different approach when they come to the ED with signs and symptoms of COVID-19. ./cache/cord-354498-ddzeznxn.txt ./txt/cord-354498-ddzeznxn.txt