Role of Vitamin D in Patients with Schizophrenia Suffering from COVID-19

Abstract

People with schizophrenia are at high risk for vitamin D deficiency. There is more likely as association between vitamin D and COVID-19 development and even severe outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. It should be noted that other factors except schizophrenia are also related to the severity of the COVID-19 such as heart conditions, respiratory disorders, overweight, and hypertension in which are prevalent in patients with schizophrenia linked with vitamin D deficiency. This book aimed to determine the relationship between the level of vitamin D and COVID-19 severity in patients with schizophrenia.