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• Title:
  The impact of COVID-19 on obsessive-compulsive disorder - literature review
• Creator:
  Grabowy, Paulina;
  Drożak, Martyna;
  Milanowska, Joanna
• Description:
  Introduction: COVID-19 appeared in 2019. The first outbreak of the disease was in China, but it quickly spread to other countries, thus becoming a pandemic. This caused a tremendous stress and anxiety among the public, which also had a negative impact on their mental health. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are especially sensitive in this respect. The aim of the study: Paying attention to the correlation between exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and COVID-19 pandemic. Material and method: The research was done using PubMed and Google Scholar articles about the topic of: obsessive-compulsive disorder, COVID-19 pandemic, stress, mental health. Description of the state of knowledge: According to many studies, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted mental health of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The stress related to the pandemic resulting from concerns about being infected exacerbated the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Doctors should pay close attention to OCD patients during pandemic and provide them with the treatment they need. Summary: Research results confirmed that COVID-19 contributed to the deterioration of symptoms in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2022 Paulina Grabowy, Martyna Drożak, Joanna Milanowska
• Date:
  2022.08.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Vol. 12 No. 9 (2022); 202-209;
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Tom 12 Nr 9 (2022); 202-209;
  2391-8306
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/39563/33072
• Subject:
  COVID-19;
  obsessive-compulsive disorder;
  OCD;
  stress
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/39563
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text