BackgroundIn the first quarter of 2020, two cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, approximately 4 months after the first case was reported in China. The numbers continued to increase following the introduction of many variants of the virus. The pandemic may have an impact on the community's mental health, particularly on those with mental illnesses. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the correlation between schizophrenia and COVID-19 based on demographic characteristics.MethodsThis nominal-nominal and numerical-nominal correlative analytical study used a cross-sectional approach and was conducted at a psychiatric hospital in North Sumatra. The sample population consisted of 48 patients and 48 healthy controls, who were selected using a non-probability consecutive sampling method.ResultsThe analysis showed that there were correlations between schizophrenia and COVID-19 (r = 0.417, p < 0.001) and between the age of patients with schizophrenia and COVID-19 with (r = 0.544).ConclusionsCOVID-19 is correlated with schizophrenia and the age of patients with schizophrenia. We recommend that patients with schizophrenia follow the same health guidelines as the clinical high-risk group for COVID-19 and receive the same treatment. Physicians that treat patients with COVID-19 should pay close attention to those with schizophrenia because they may underestimate their condition.

BACKGROUND: Pasung is an act using a block of wood on someone’s hands and/or feet, tied or chained, exiled in a separate place in the house or in the forest. Mental disorders are still a serious mental health problem in Indonesia. There are still many schizophrenics who do not receive medical treatment or who drop out of medical treatment and eventually put in a Pasung. CASE REPORT: We found several cases of patients with schizophrenia who were incarcerated, men aged 43 years and 40 years. They were diagnosed with schizophrenia with different characteristics of the disorder, different treatments, and in the end the Pasung became the last alternative completed by the family. CONCLUSION: Ignorance of the family and surrounding community over the early detection and forced treatment at the Mental Hospital (asylum), causing patients not handled properly. It is only culturally known by the family to handle it, Pasung that is to prevent people with severe mental disorders from endangering themselves and others.

Background: In Indonesia, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was first reported on March 2, 2020, about 4 months after the first case was reported in China. Subsequently, 2 cases were initially reported, and on the 6th of March same year, additional 2 were also reported, leading to an increase in the rising number of cases in the world. The pandemic is affecting mental health in the general population, specifically patients with mental disorders. Therefore, this study aims to determine the correlation between PWS and COVID-19 based on demographic characteristics. Method: This study is a cross sectional correlative study. The sample was obtained using a non-probability sampling technique of consecutive sampling type in which 2 correlation variables are evaluated, and there were 48 PWS and 48 controls. This study was conducted at the Mental Hospital Prof. M. Ildrem, North Sumatra Province.Result: The results showed that there was a correlation between PWS and COVID-19 PANSS as well as COVID-19 scores with a value of r = 0.519. Additionally, there was also a correlation between years of education, employment status, and income between PWS and Controls.Conclusion: There was a relationship between the PANSS PWS score and COVID-19, thereby indicating the relationship between schizophrenia and COVID-19