Severity and Changes in OCD Dimensions during COVID-19: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be associated with a worsening of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in both young people and adults with OCD and it is necessary to analyze the variables involved in this worsening over time. The main aim of this study was to examine long-term changes in total severity and obsessive-compulsive dimensions in obsessive-compulsive patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: A total 250 OCD patients were selected from various associations, clinical centers and hospitals.

Predictors of Parental Accommodation and Response Treatment in Young Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Cognitive-behavioral family-based treatment (CBFT) is the treatment standard in very young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which includes the same core components of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with significant family involvement. Although the latter reports high rates of remission, some children do not improve with treatments. Therefore, it is necessary to identify possible moderating variables such as comorbidity, severity of disorder, years of onset, parental anxiety, and parental accommodation.

Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19.

Background: The main aim was to examine changes in coping strategies, anxiety and depression in obsessive-compulsive and schizophrenia patients during COVID-19, in addition to controlling the influence of intolerance to uncertainty and experiential avoidance.

Method: The first time, the study comprised (15-30 April 2020) 293 patients, 113 of whom were diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 61 with schizophrenia and 119 healthy controls, aged 13-77 years ( = 37.89, = 12.

Coping strategies in obsessive-compulsive patients during Covid-19 lockdown.

Unlabelled: The main aim of this study was to compare coping strategies in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and a healthy control group during COVID-19 lockdown and to analyze the relationship with some variables which may influence results (depression, anxiety, comorbidity, subtype of obsession-compulsion).

Method: There were 237 participants, 122 OCD and 115 healthy controls, aged 17-61 years old ( = 33.48, = 11.

Cognitive flexibility and response inhibition in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Background/objective: The main aim of this study was to analyze differences in inhibition and cognitive flexibility, taking into account some variables that may influence results (non verbal reasoning, depression, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, comorbidity, medication consumption).

Method: The participants were 95 adults aged 17-61 years old ( = 33.48,  = 11.