The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Objective: Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The main aim of this study was to investigate how the pandemic has affected OCD patients and the relationship between the clinical features and the fear and obsession with COVID-19.

Methods: A total of 30 consecutive patients with OCD and 30 age-and sex-matched healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study.