How is COVID-19 affecting patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder? A longitudinal study on the initial phase of the pandemic in a Spanish cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional health are evident, little is known about its impact on patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Methods

One hundred and twenty-seven patients with OCD who attended a specialist OCD Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, were assessed by phone from April 27 to May 25, 2020, during the early phase of the pandemic, using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and a structured interview that collected clinical and sociodemographic information. Results were compared with those for 237 healthy controls from the same geographic area who completed an online survey.

Results

Although 65.3% of the patients with OCD described a worsening of their symptoms, only 31.4% had Y-BOCS scores that incr

SUBMITTER: Alonso P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280462 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature