Prevalence, management, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older people and those with dementia in mental health wards in London, UK: a retrospective observational study
Study (n=344) found patients in psychiatric inpatient settings admitted without known SARS-CoV-2 infection had high risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 (prevalence 38%, mean 75.3 years) vs. those in community and had higher proportion of deaths from COVID-19 than in community.
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The Lancet Psychiatry