Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19

Importance

To date, the association of psychiatric diagnoses with mortality in patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not been evaluated.

Objective

To assess whether a diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mood disorder, or anxiety disorder is associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This retrospective cohort study assessed 7348 consecutive...