What is it about?
This literature review looks at how the coronavirus pandemic affected people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), drawing on sources from the United States, China, the United Kingdom and India. It examines how constant news, fear of infection and repeated prevention measures such as hand washing, masks and sanitising interacted with OCD symptoms.
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Why is it important?
Pandemic precautions overlap with common OCD behaviours, so measures meant to protect people can intensify anxiety and distress for those living with OCD, who may also be at risk of relapse. Recognising this helps clinicians, families and services offer better mental health support to people with OCD during health crises.
Perspectives
The pandemic showed that public health measures can affect people with mental health conditions in very different ways. I hope this review helps clinicians and families support people with OCD during future health crises.
Prof Nizar H Bagadood
Umm Al-Qura University
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This page is a summary of: Implication of coronavirus pandemic on obsessive-compulsive-disorder symptoms, Reviews on Environmental Health, August 2020, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0054.
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