Pacitti2022 - Obsessive-compulsive symptoms among the general population during the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in Italy §

• Type:#article
• Date read: 2022-08-16
• Subject: OCD COVID-19
• Bibtex: @pacitti2022
• Bibliography: Pacitti, F., Socci, V., D’Aurizio, G., Jannini, T. B., Rossi, A., Siracusano, A., Rossi, R., & Di Lorenzo, G. (2022). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms among the general population during the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in Italy. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 153, 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.06.043

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Example citation §

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 50% of surveyed individuals in Italy reported clinically relevant levels of contamination obsessions and compulsions [@pacitti2022].

Key takeaways §

• DOCS cut-offs to indicate clinically relevant symptom levels
  • Total score ≥30
  • Contamination ≥9
• I was surprised that the subdomain differences were relatively small. 52% contamination, 32.5% responsibility, 29.9% unacceptable.
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