The long-term impact of the covid-19 pandemic on patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

ABSTRACT: We investigated how patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were affected by coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19)-related stress over the long term compared to healthy individuals. We explored how the pandemic affected changes in obsessive-compulsive symptoms and their contributing factors. The study included 100 patients with OCD and 100 sex-matched healthy controls whose sociodemographic and clinical information were gathered. Participants in the study were recruited between December 2021 and May 2022 from individuals attending to the outpatient clinics of the University Department of Psychiatry. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, Perceptions and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Questionnaire, COVID-19 Compliance with Prevention Measures Scale, and COVID-19 Stress Scale were u

SUBMITTER: Ucar Bostan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11835065 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature