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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Short-term Course of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2020-07-29 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThere is an understandable concern that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is little empirical data. We report the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the short-term course of OCD. We also assessed for predictors of relapse and emergence of COVID-19-themed obsessive-compulsive symptoms. MethodsA cohort of patients with a primary diagnosis of OCD (n=240) who were on regular follow-up at a tertiary care specialty OCD Clinic in India were as...

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