Like a small number of Covid survivors with no previous mental illness, Ivan Agerton developed psychotic symptoms weeks after his coronavirus infection. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Mental Health and Disorders”
‘Relapsing Left and Right’: Trying to Overcome Addiction in a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
Substance-abuse centers are shutting and relying on virtual programming, just as more and more people turn to drugs and alcohol. Source: New York Times
Some Covid Survivors Haunted by Loss of Smell and Taste
By Gotham Rex on January 2, 2021
As the coronavirus claims more victims, a once-rare diagnosis is receiving new attention from scientists, who fear it may affect nutrition and mental health. Source: New York Times
Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2020
Most had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after contracting the virus. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide. Source: New York Times
As N.Y.C. Jails Become More Violent, Solitary Confinement Persists
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2020
Even as Mayor Bill de Blasio has emptied out the city’s jails, the number of people who are placed in punitive segregation each year has remained about the same. Source: New York Times
DJ Jaffe, Ad Man Turned Mental Health Crusader, Dies at 65
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
He pushed for passage of Kendra’s Law in New York, which mandates outpatient psychiatric treatment for patients deemed dangerous. It became a model for similar programs nationwide. Source: New York Times
David Sackoff, 71, ‘Survivor’ Who Battled Mental Illness, Dies
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2020
He lived on the streets, in prison and in psychiatric facilities, but in the end achieved independence. He died of complications of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
‘I Couldn’t Do Anything’: The Virus and an E.R. Doctor’s Suicide
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2020
Dr. Lorna Breen was unflappable — until she faced a new enemy. Source: New York Times
A Black Man Is Killed by a Trooper. His Family Wants Answers.
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2020
Maurice Gordon, 28, was shot by a white officer after a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway, two days before the death of George Floyd. Source: New York Times