Alicia Leong, Ziba A Colah, Andrew G Guzick, Eugenia Y Chen, Salonee S Shah, Dylan A Fall, Ruiqi Chen, YingYing Zhang, Chencheng Zhang, Sandra L Cepeda, Saira A Weinzimmer, Sophie C Schneider, Xiaolu Zhou, Wayne K Goodman, Wenjuan Liu, Eric A Storch
This study evaluated COVID-19-related intrusive thoughts and associated ritualistic behaviors (CITRB). From March to May 2020, 1,118 Chinese high school students, college students, psychiatric outpatients, and community members completed a survey assessing CITRB, generalized anxiety, depression, somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and pandemic-related disruptions. Overall, participants reported mild to moderate CITRB, although certain thoughts/behaviors were more frequently endorsed, such as repeatedly telling others to take precautions against COVID-19 and checking COVID-19-related news...
2023: Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic