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SynthesisClinical child psychology and psychiatry2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessive-compulsive disorder in young people: Systematic review.

Catherine Cunning, Matthew Hodes

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Synthesis in Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  18. Rejoinder 3: School closures: The trigger point in the decline in pediatric mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Catherine CunningDivision of Psychiatry, 4615Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5435-9508
Matthew HodesDivision of Psychiatry, 4615Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world since the first cases were reported in China in January 2020. The secondary mental health impacts of the pandemic are thought to be significant. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition defined by recurrent obsessions and compulsions. It has been hypothesised that the focus on hygiene and contamination during the pandemic could exacerbate obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young people.

methodA systematic literature review was conducted. Papers were sought looking at the effect of the pandemic on obsessive-compulsive disorder in young people.

resultsSix published cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were identified, of which four studies investigated clinic samples with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder and two looked at community adolescent populations. Five out of the six studies found that obsessive-compulsive symptoms were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic appears to be associated with a worsening of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young people. Being in treatment seems to have a protective effect. Maintaining mental health services during a pandemic is vital. It is important to be aware of the implications of pandemic on obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young people in order to allow them to access appropriate treatments. More research is needed in this area.

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COVID-19Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2adolescent healthchild healthCOVID-19Obsessive–compulsive disorderobsessive–compulsive symptomspandemic

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PMID34171975
PMCPMC8814616

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