Psychotic relapse from COVID-19 quarantine, a case report

• The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first reported on December 31(st), 2019 in China, has currently spread worldwide and became pandemic on March 11(th). • Besides causing an emotional impact in people affected, COVID-19 pandemic could specially affect people with previous mental health conditions, resulting in relapses or worsening of an already existing mental health condition because of high susceptibility to stress compared with the general population. • Worldwide, in different countries, among them Spain, it has been necessary to adopt confinement measures to preserve public health. These measures might represent to an extra stressful situation, particularly in vulnerable patients, such as those suffering from psychotic disorders. • This case report highlights the importance to developing specific support programs for this vulnerable population in an unprecedented situation such us the COVID-19 crisis. The role of telemedicine it has been suggested for that purpose.