Life-threatening obsessive–compulsive disorder precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic in an adolescent

The COVID-19 pandemic starting in 2020 has had massive mental health consequences worldwide. It has caused generalised fear and anxiety about catching, spreading and suffering from the virus. This article describes a fictionalised patient's presentation of life-threatening obsessive–compulsive...

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Main Authors: Ahrane Jayakumar, Javier Sanchez-Cerezo, Afshan Khayam, Brigitte Spreeuwenberg, Matthew Hodes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-10-01
Series:BJPsych Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469422000328/type/journal_article