The effect of corona anxiety on obsessive-compulsive disorder and memory performance according to the mediation of resilience and psychological toughness

The stress and worry of the unknown corona disease has had a great impact on the psyche of all thepeople of the world. Long-term quarantine, staying at home and the closure of recreational places havemade many people feel depressed. The effect of Corona on the nerves and psyche has been so great thatpsychologists report a wave of depression and various mental illnesses after the end of Corona. TheCOVID-۱۹ pandemic and its associated restrictions may contribute to a deterioration in mental health;individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be particularly affected. This systematicreview aimed to investigate the effects of the current pandemic on people diagnosed with OCD, andwhether pandemics may affect the development of OCD symptoms. We conducted a systematic searchusing NCBI PubMed, SCOPUS, and on February ۹, ۲۰۲۱. Research articles related to OCD andCOVID-۱۹ or other pandemics were attempted to be identified using pre-defined search terms. Casereports, clinical guidelines, letters, and clinical research articles including ≥۱۰۰ participants wereincluded; reviews were excluded. The systematic review adheres to PRISMA guidelines and theNewcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of the included clinical research articles. A totalof ۷۹ articles were included in the full-text assessment. Of these, ۵۹ were clinical research articles, twowere clinical guidelines, six were case reports, and ۱۲ were letters. The research articles examined OCDsymptoms in adult patients with diagnosed OCD, the general population, pregnant women, healthcareworkers, students, and young adults, children, and adolescents. Only one study on OCD in previouspandemics was identified.: This systematic review found that people both with and without diagnosedOCD prior to the pandemic generally experienced a worsened landscape of symptoms of OCD duringthe COVID-۱۹ pandemic. However, the responses are heterogeneous and many factors other than thepandemic seemed to affect the development of OCD symptoms. To prevent the impairment ofsymptoms and the development of new cases, close monitoring of patients with OCD and education ofthe general public is essential. Literature is still limited; thus, multinational and cross-cultural,longitudinal studies are warranted to gain further insights on this topic.

کلیدواژه ها:

Life stress ، Perceived stress ، Personality ، Pessimism ، Change ، Affect ، Longitudinal ، Development ، Modeling ، Health.