The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused substantial public health burden and widespread anxiety. The adverse mental health effects caused by COVID-19 may be particularly acute for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). For the present study, we developed an online survey to investigate how COVID-19 has affected the OCD community. The survey included both quantitative and qualitative questions to assess multiple facets of how the pandemic has affected individuals with OCD symptoms. Responses were collected from adults with self-identified OCD recruited from OCD-specific forums and websites (n = 252). The majority (76.2 %) of respondents reported that their OCD symptoms had worsened since the outbreak, though there was substantial variability in individual responses. Negative effects of COVID-19 were more strongly linked to contamination and responsibility for harm symptoms than for other symptom dimensions. The self-identified OCD group also reported heightened concerns about COVID-19 compared to a community control sample recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Lastly, many participants reported that the pandemic had interfered with their OCD treatment, yet they remained mostly satisfied with how their treatment providers had handled the crisis. These results highlight the importance of considering how COVID-19 has affected the OCD community, with possible implications for treatment providers.

新型冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行造成了巨大的公共卫生负担和广泛的焦虑。COVID-19 对心理健康造成的不良影响对于强迫症 (OCD) 患者可能尤为严重。对于本研究，我们开发了一项在线调查，以调查 COVID-19 如何影响强迫症社区。该调查包括定量和定性问题，以评估大流行如何影响有强迫症症状的个人的多个方面。从 OCD 特定论坛和网站招募的自我认定为 OCD 的成年人中收集了回复 (n = 252)。大多数 (76.2%) 的受访者报告说，他们的强迫症症状自疫情爆发以来已经恶化，尽管个体反应存在很大差异。与其他症状维度相比，COVID-19 的负面影响与污染和伤害症状的责任更密切相关。与通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) 招募的社区对照样本相比，自我认同的 OCD 群体还报告了对 COVID-19 的高度担忧。最后，许多参与者报告说，大流行病干扰了他们对强迫症的治疗，但他们对治疗提供者处理危机的方式大多感到满意。这些结果强调了考虑 COVID-19 如何影响强迫症社区的重要性，并可能对治疗提供者产生影响。与通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) 招募的社区对照样本相比，自我认同的 OCD 群体还报告了对 COVID-19 的高度担忧。最后，许多参与者报告说，大流行病干扰了他们对强迫症的治疗，但他们对治疗提供者处理危机的方式大多感到满意。这些结果强调了考虑 COVID-19 如何影响强迫症社区的重要性，并可能对治疗提供者产生影响。与通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) 招募的社区对照样本相比，自我认同的 OCD 群体还报告了对 COVID-19 的高度担忧。最后，许多参与者报告说，大流行病干扰了他们对强迫症的治疗，但他们对治疗提供者处理危机的方式大多感到满意。这些结果强调了考虑 COVID-19 如何影响强迫症社区的重要性，并可能对治疗提供者产生影响。