Obsessive-compulsive disorder onset and COVID-19 pandemic: Is there a relation between both?

Introduction Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions). Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, a lot of people developed fears of contamination or being infected. Objectives To describe a...

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Main Authors: J. Aldeias, F. Polido, M.D.C. Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821019660/type/journal_article