The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Leonardo F Fontenelle^{1

2

3}, Euripedes C Miguel⁴

Affiliations

¹ Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
² Obsessive, Compulsive, and Anxiety Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Program (PROTOC), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Comment

Leonardo F Fontenelle et al. Depress Anxiety. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;37(6):510-511.

doi: 10.1002/da.23037.

Leonardo F Fontenelle^{1

2

3}, Euripedes C Miguel⁴

¹ Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
² Obsessive, Compulsive, and Anxiety Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Program (PROTOC), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: assessment; diagnosis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; treatment.

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How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician's guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Fineberg NA, Van Ameringen M, Drummond L, Hollander E, Stein DJ, Geller D, Walitza S, Pallanti S, Pellegrini L, Zohar J, Rodriguez CI, Menchon JM, Morgado P, Mpavaenda D, Fontenelle LF, Feusner JD, Grassi G, Lochner C, Veltman DJ, Sireau N, Carmi L, Adam D, Nicolini H, Dell'Osso B. Fineberg NA, et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2020 Jul;100:152174. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152174. Epub 2020 Apr 12. Compr Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 32388123 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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