Is SARS-CoV-2 a Risk Factor of Bipolar Disorder?-A Narrative Review

For 2.5 years we have been facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its health, social and economic effects. One of its known consequences is the development of neuropsychiatric diseases such as anxiety and depression. However, reports of manic episodes related to COVID-19 have emerged. Mania is an integral part of the debilitating illness-bipolar disorder (BD). Due to its devastating effects, it is therefore important to establish whether SARS-CoV-2 infection is a causative agent of this severe mental disorder. In this narrative review, we discuss the similarities between the disorders caused by SARS-CoV-2 and those found in patients with BD, and we also try to answer the question of whether SARS-CoV-2 infection may be a risk factor for the development of this affective disorder. Our observation shows that disorders in COVID-19 showing the greatest similarity to those in BD are cytokine disorders, tryptophan metabolism, sleep disorders and structural changes in the central nervous system (CNS). These changes, especially intensified in severe infections, may be a trigger for the development of BD in particularly vulnerable people, e.g., with family history, or cause an acute episode in patients with a pre-existing BD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 11(2022), 20 vom: 14. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lorkiewicz, Piotr [VerfasserIn]
Waszkiewicz, Napoleon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bipolar
COVID-19
Corticosteroids
Cytokines
Depression
Journal Article
Kynurenine
Mania
Oxidative
Review

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Date Revised 30.10.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm11206060

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348087977