Influência da pandemia da COVID-19 no TOC: revisão sistemática de literatura

Abstract

This study evaluated several sources in the literature that associate Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with prevention and control measures linked to the pandemic period of Corona Virus Disease - 2019 (COVID-19). The main goal is to understand the influences of context on different areas of the disease, from epidemiology to treatment. In view of the above, there is a need to investigate some aspects of population’s mental health in this context, especially of patients previously diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Analyzing the selected material, it was noted that tension, fear of contamination, the intense flow of information about the subject and the stress related to the period played an important role on previous OCD pictures and on precipitating psychiatric manifestations in initially healthy patients. In most of the observations, it was found that there was an exacerbation of both Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other psychiatric disorders that may occur in association with it, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Considerations must be made regarding the treatment of OCD in the face of the current global situation, adapting it without affecting the prognosis of this patient.