Open AccessPhenomenology and Severity of Symptoms in OCD Patients After COVID 19: A Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Usha Nandhini,
Ahalya Vedachalam,
Kannan P.P,
S Vaishali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of mental health and neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-9445
DOI - 10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.49
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pandemic , severity of illness , cohort , cohort study , illness severity , population , psychiatry , disease , outbreak , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health
Background: COVID 19 pandemic and the associated restrictions can have significant impact on patients with pre-existing mental disorders. Fear of getting infected and excessive focus on contamination can worsen in patients with OCD. Methodology: Thirty patients with OCD attending Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital were evaluated for OCD symptom severity using Y-BOCS severity scores in June and July 2020 and that was compared with their scores five months prior (pre covid) Results: Majority of the study population (53%) had no changes in symptom severity after the onset of COVID19 pandemic. Twenty seven percent (27%) had a decrease in symptom severity while only 20% had increase in severity. Conclusion: Our study results indicate that there were no significant changes in OCD symptom severity after the onset of COVID 19 pandemic.