@ARTICLE{Ghalehbandi, author = {Kashaninasab, Fatemeh and Panahi Dashdebi, Reza and Ghalehbandi, Mir Farhad and }, title = {Comorbidity of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the first episode of bipolar disorder and its treatment challenges: A case report}, volume = {34}, number = {1}, abstract ={This study attempted to diagnose and examine the treatment challenges of a 25-year-old patient with the first episode of bipolar I disorder (BD-I) who also had Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the same time. This patient was admitted to the general ward of the hospital, along with other COVID-19 patients, and was treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Our results showed that it is important to pay attention to the comorbidity of psychiatric disorders in patients with COVID-19 to evaluate and treat them completely and avoid drug interactions. }, URL = {http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-6767-en.html}, eprint = {http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-6767-en.pdf}, journal = {Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran}, doi = {10.47176/mjiri.34.103}, year = {2020} }