Targetable Biological Mechanisms Implicated in Emergent Psychiatric Conditions Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Interview with Tom Linden, MD and Teodor Postolache, MD

In this illuminating, in-depth interview with Tom Linden, MD and Teodor Postolache, MD, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, discuss targetable biological mechanisms implicated in emergent psychiatric conditions associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2769084). Dr. Postolache addresses a wide range of vital topics, including COVID-19 as a pan-organ medical condition, acute psychiatric outcomes reported with COVID-19, association between COVID-19 and suicide, and primary care clinicians’ care of COVID-19 patients exhibiting psychiatric symptoms. This timely and informative content is also available, along with the opportunity to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, as part of a NEJM Journal Watch subscription program.

Targetable Biological Mechanisms Implicated in Emergent Psychiatric Conditions Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection