ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the Swiss general population.
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- Obsessive-compulsive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: unveiling the traits that hold the key-a cross-sectional study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- ØCD: protocol for the development and evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program for obsessive-compulsive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Too much of a good thing? Hand hygiene and the long-term course of contamination-related obsessive-compulsive symptoms.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental-health experts called attention to a possible deterioration of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCSs). In particular, people suffering from a fear of contamination were considered a vulnerable population. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the change in OCSs from before to during the pandemic within the Swiss general population, and to examine a possible relationship of OCSs to stress and anxiety. Methods: This cross-sectional study was implemented as an anonymized online survey ( Results: Participants reported significantly higher OCI-R total scores during (12.73) compared to before the pandemic (9.04, mean delta increase: 3.69). Significantly more individuals reported an OCI-R total score exceeding the clinical cut-off during (24%) than before the pandemic (13%). OCS severity increased on all symptom dimensions, but was most pronounced on the washing dimension (all with Conclusion: Our results indicate that the full spectrum of people with OCS should be considered as risk groups for symptom deterioration during a pandemic and when assessing its possible long-term effects of such.
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