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Exacerbation of obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic

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Tanir, Yaşar, Karayagmurlu, Ali, Kaya, İlyas, Kaynar, Tuba Bilbay, Türkmen, Gaye, Dambasan, Büşra Nur, Meral, Yavuz, Coşkun, Murat·2020·Psychiatry Research

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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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Tanir, Y., Karayagmurlu, A., Kaya, İ., Kaynar, T. B., Türkmen, G., Dambasan, B. N., Meral, Y., & Coşkun, M.
Affiliations
  • Istanbul University (TR)
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
293
Pages
113363
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3046906174
Cited by
186
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28
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2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 5
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15.88
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, COVID-19 pandemic, symptom exacerbation, children and adolescents, contamination obsessions, home confinement, symptom severity
MeSH terms
Symptom Flare Up, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, Child, Female, Hand Disinfection, Humans, Hygiene, Male, Obsessive Behavior, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Quarantine

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