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Clinical Psychology Gerontology Journal of Clinical Medicine

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Hand Washing: When Ritual Behavior Protects! Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms in Young People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

Francesco Demaria, Maria Pontillo, Cristina Di Vincenzo, Michelangelo Di Luzio, Stefano Vicari
Journal of Clinical Medicine Summary & key facts 2022 13 citations

This narrative review looked at research up to 12 March 2022 on how the COVID-19 pandemic related to obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms in children and adolescents. The authors found six studies that fit their criteria (four clinical samples with OCD and two community samples). Five of those six studies reported increased…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
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