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2019-nCOV distress and depressive, anxiety and OCD-type, and eating disorder symptoms among postpartum and control women.
Thompson, Katherine A; Bardone-Cone, Anna M.
  • Thompson KA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, CB #3270 Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. kathomps1491@gmail.com.
  • Bardone-Cone AM; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, CB #3270 Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Arch Womens Ment Health ; 24(4): 671-680, 2021 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1141434
ABSTRACT
This study compared postpartum and control women on depressive, anxiety, and OCD-type symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms during the 2019-nCOV pandemic and evaluated if associations between 2019-nCOV distress and these mental health symptoms differed for postpartum compared to control women. A community sample of women, ages 18-39, who had either given birth in the past 12 months (n = 232) or had no pregnancy history (n = 137; controls), was recruited to complete an online survey about their depressive, anxiety, OCD, and eating disorder symptoms. Postpartum women reported greater OCD-type symptoms related to concerns about both contamination and responsibility for harm (ps < .05) compared to controls. After controlling for general stress and mental health history, the association between 2019-nCOV distress and OCD-type symptoms related to concerns about contamination was stronger among postpartum compared to control women (ps < .002). For all women, 2019-nCOV distress was positively related to general anxiety symptoms, total OCD-type symptoms, and OCD-type symptoms related to concerns about responsibility for harm after controlling for general stress and mental health history (ps < .03). Data are first to suggest postpartum women may be at elevated risk for OCD-type symptoms during 2019-nCOV pandemic, and pandemic distress is associated with anxiety and OCD-type symptoms among postpartum women more so than control women.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Feeding and Eating Disorders / COVID-19 / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Arch Womens Ment Health Journal subject: Psychology / Women's Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S00737-021-01120-9

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Feeding and Eating Disorders / COVID-19 / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Arch Womens Ment Health Journal subject: Psychology / Women's Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S00737-021-01120-9