ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the development of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in Saudi Arabia.
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Gulf Countries: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2023Article
- Development of the COVID-19-Specific Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Scale with Various Validity and Reliability Proofs.International journal of cognitive therapy · 2023Article
- Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Saudi Arabia.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2023Article
- COVID-19 exposure and depression-anxiety levels among Saudi adults in the Jazan region: a study with a predominantly female and undergraduate sample.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Hand Washing: When Ritual Behavior Protects! Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Young People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Life Satisfaction and Perceived Stress versus Health Promoting Behavior among Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Obsessive compulsive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: A brief review of course, psychological assessment and treatment considerations.Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders · 2022Review
- Loneliness and Depression Among Female University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2020.International journal of public health · 2022Article
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- Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Post COVID obsessive compulsive disorder triggered by COVID19 hygiene advisories.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms and its correlation with the level of perceived stress among the Saudi population.
methodsIn July 2020, a cross-sectional survey of 2909 participants in Saudi Arabia during the outbreak was conducted to collect data related to sociodemographic characteristics and scores on the Brief Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (BOCS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).
resultsMost participants were female (73.9%) with a university level of education or higher (81%). The prevalence of new-onset obsessions was 57.8%, compulsions 45.9%, and moderate/high perceived stress 72.4%. New-onset dirt, germs, and virus obsessions were significantly higher among 40-49 age group, employees, housewives, students, quarantine discipliners, and those who spent 20 or more days in quarantine. New-onset hand-washing compulsions were significantly higher among the 30-49 age group. A significantly higher level of perceived stress was reported among those in the 18-29 age group, females, singles, participants with no children, students, non-smokers, those who were unemployed, living with families, diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, living in the northern region, quarantine discipliners, and those who spent 60 or more days in quarantine.
conclusionThis study revealed a significantly higher prevalence of high perceived stress in respondents with new-onset OCD contamination symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This implies that a biodisaster is associated with high psychological morbidity.
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