COVID-19 and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large multi-site college sample

Berman, Noah C.; Fang, Angela; Hoeppner, Susanne S.; Reese, Hannah E.; Siev, Jedidiah; Timpano, Kiara R.; Wheaton, Michael G.

doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2022.100727

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“…In addition, OCS was associated with hopelessness, apprehension, superficial trauma symptoms, sleeplessness, and diverse COVID-19 associated worrying events. Berman et al, (2022) findings also contribute to the literature demonstrating a significant relationship between COVID-19 impact and OC severity. Jelinek, et al (2021) studied the prognostic orientation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms during the coronavirus of 2019 in German resident's subsample (n = 519).…”

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Fear of COVID-19, Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychological Well-being: Moderating Role of Harm Avoidance Behaviors among Adults in Lahore, Pakistan

Rizwana Shabir, Sara Latif, and Goolam Hussein Rassool

2023

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The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship of fear of COVID-19 obsessivecompulsive symptoms, harm avoidance, and psychological well-being among adults, during the pandemic. The study hypothesized that there is a positive association of fear of COVID-19 with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and a negative association with psychological well-being among adults. Further, harm avoidance is likely to moderate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and the psychological well-being. A correlation research design and non-purposive sampling technique were used to select the sample of men between the age range of 28 and 31 years (N=75, 49.3%) and women between the age range of 32 and 35 years (N=74, 50.7%) were recruited via an online survey. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis showed a significant positive relationship between fear of COVID-19 and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. A non-significant negative relationship emerged between fear of COVID-19 and psychological wellbeing. Moderation analysis was run through PROCESS and the findings indicated that harm avoidance behaviors partially moderate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological well-being. It is recommended that fear of negative events be considered as a target variable for devising interventions for mental health and well-being in both stressful situations and inclinical practice.

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Fear of COVID-19, Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychological Well-being: Moderating Role of Harm Avoidance Behaviors among Adults in Lahore, Pakistan

Rizwana Shabir, Sara Latif, and Goolam Hussein Rassool

2023

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“…Two studies found increased prevalence of OCD during COVID-19 pandemic among the general population. 32 , 33 Another study that was conducted to examine the prevalence of OCD symptoms in pregnant women found the prevalence as 7.12% of participants, more than twice as high as rates of peripartum OCD reported prior to the pandemic. 34 …”

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process: A Narrative Review

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Ceyhun²

2023

Eurasian J Med

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This study aimed to review all empirical contributions published between March 2020 and June 2022, addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults. We searched the literature in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. A total of 543 articles were scanned and 73 full-text articles were identified. Reviews, comments, letters to the editor, and case reports (except case series) were excluded. It was determined that 42 articles met the inclusion criteria, 6 studies involving only children and adolescents were excluded, and 36 were decided on their suitability for our study. The analysis determined that COVID-19 had an impact on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Characteristics such as liability for harm and unacceptable thoughts influenced the symptoms as well as contamination and washing. Some studies showed an increase in the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, while some reported no worsening but improvement with treatment and follow-up. While some reported variations in outcomes related to sociodemographic characteristics and subtypes, some focused on the risk of suicide. There were also studies conducted on special groups such as pregnant women or healthcare workers. The results were controversial. While available data contain more information on worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms, data on the status of patients under treatment were scarce. There were not enough studies evaluating follow-up results. Influencing factors such as sociodemographic characteristics, subtypes, comorbid conditions, treatment, and support did not seem to have been adequately addressed.

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“…ER difficulties were more commonly reported by patients with OCD than healthy controls (Fernandez de la Cruz et al, 2013; Yazici & Yazici, 2019). ER difficulties were also found to be correlated to the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) across a number of studies (Berman et al, 2022; Eichholz et al, 2020; Fergus & Bardeen, 2014; Hong et al, 2022; McKenzie et al, 2020; Stern et al, 2014; Yazici & Yazici, 2019).…”

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The effects of brief emotional acceptance instructions on emotional distress and compulsive urges of various obsessive-compulsive symptoms dimensions

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Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

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Background and Objectives: Emotion regulation (ER) deficits are increasingly implicated in obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS). The ER difficulty of ‘non-acceptance of emotions’ has been most consistently found to correlate with OCS – albeit not uniformly with all OCS dimensions. This study examined the causal relationships between the acceptance of emotions and four OCS dimensions: contamination, responsibility of harm, unacceptable thoughts and symmetry. Methods: Participants in this online study rated their baseline emotional distress and compulsive urges to OC scenarios corresponding to each OCS dimension. After completing questionnaires on ER, OCS, anxiety and depressive symptoms, participants were randomly assigned to two conditions and instructed to observe and accept their emotions (acceptance condition; n = 180) or observe their emotions (control condition; n = 185) as they re-read the scenarios. Participants then rated their post-manipulation emotional distress and compulsive urges to each scenario. Results: The instructions to accept emotions resulted in lower compulsive urges to the responsibility of harm scenario, for participants with lower baseline compulsive urges. There were no other group differences on post-manipulation measures. Conclusions: The current findings suggest that even brief instructions to accept one’s emotions reduced compulsive urges, pointing to the potential clinical utility of enhancing the acceptance of emotions.

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COVID-19 and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large multi-site college sample

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Fear of COVID-19, Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychological Well-being: Moderating Role of Harm Avoidance Behaviors among Adults in Lahore, Pakistan

Fear of COVID-19, Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychological Well-being: Moderating Role of Harm Avoidance Behaviors among Adults in Lahore, Pakistan

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process: A Narrative Review

The effects of brief emotional acceptance instructions on emotional distress and compulsive urges of various obsessive-compulsive symptoms dimensions

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