Correlates of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders symptom severity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: We investigated changes in the severity of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) symptoms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. An Amazon Mechanical Turk sample of 829 individuals was evaluated with a series of instruments assessing the severity of the OCRDs before and during the pandemic. Additional questionnaires about sociodemographic factors, personal and family histories of OCRD, COVID-19 related events, compulsivity and impulsivity traits, schizotypal symptoms, and the severity of depression, anxiety and stress levels, were also used. Participants reported that OCD, hoarding disorder (HD) and skin picking disorder (SPD) symptoms significantly worsened during the pandemic along with increased disability, more affective symptoms and reduced quality of life. Female gender,

SUBMITTER: Fontenelle LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature