Exacerbation of obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychiatry Res
; 293: 113363, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-692713
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and related home confinement on symptom profile, symptom severity and exacerbation of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms and related factors among young subjects with OCD.METHOD:
Young subjects who have been followed up with a primary diagnosis of OCD in a university hospital were reached by telephone or online programs to assess symptom profile, symptom severity and exacerbation during pandemic. Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive (CY-BOCS) and Clinical Global Impression- Severity (CGI-S) Scales were used to rate symptom profile and severity before pandemic and during pandemic periods.RESULTS:
There was a significant increase in the frequency of contamination obsessions (p=0.008) and cleaning/washing compulsions (p=0.039) during pandemic period. CY-BOCS obsessions (p<0.001), compulsions subscales (p<0.001) and total scores (p<0.001), and CGI-S scores (p<0.001) during pandemic period were statistically higher than before pandemic period. There was a significant relationship between the change in CY-BOCS scores with talking/searching in the social environment about COVID-19, daily preoccupation about COVID-19, duration of OCD diagnosis and diagnosis of COVID-19 in someone familiar.CONCLUSIONS:
Young subjects with OCD may develop additional symptoms and worsen already existing symptoms of OCD during COVID-19 pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quarantine
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COVID-19
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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