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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 compri...

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Autores principales: Rosa-Alcázar, Ángel, Parada-Navas, José Luis, García-Hernández, María Dolores, Martínez-Murillo, Sergio, Olivares-Olivares, Pablo J., Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356160
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070926
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author Rosa-Alcázar, Ángel
Parada-Navas, José Luis
García-Hernández, María Dolores
Martínez-Murillo, Sergio
Olivares-Olivares, Pablo J.
Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I.
author_facet Rosa-Alcázar, Ángel
Parada-Navas, José Luis
García-Hernández, María Dolores
Martínez-Murillo, Sergio
Olivares-Olivares, Pablo J.
Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I.
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description 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 (M = 37.89, SD = 12.65). The second time (15–30 November), the study comprised 195 participants (85 obsessive–compulsive patients, 42 schizophrenic patiens and 77 healthy controls participants). The evaluation was carried out through an online survey. Results: The clinical groups worsened over time in cognitive coping, anxiety and depression, while the control group only worsened in depression. Intergroup differences in anxiety, depression and coping strategies were maintained, highlighting the use of some maladaptive strategies (avoidance, spiritual) in clinical groups. Experiential avoidance and tolerance for uncertainty mainly affected coping. Conclusions: The duration of COVID-19 not only produced changes in anxiety and depression in clinical groups but also in coping strategies to face this pandemic and its consequences.
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spelling pubmed-83059132021-07-25 Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19 Rosa-Alcázar, Ángel Parada-Navas, José Luis García-Hernández, María Dolores Martínez-Murillo, Sergio Olivares-Olivares, Pablo J. Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I. Brain Sci Article 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 (M = 37.89, SD = 12.65). The second time (15–30 November), the study comprised 195 participants (85 obsessive–compulsive patients, 42 schizophrenic patiens and 77 healthy controls participants). The evaluation was carried out through an online survey. Results: The clinical groups worsened over time in cognitive coping, anxiety and depression, while the control group only worsened in depression. Intergroup differences in anxiety, depression and coping strategies were maintained, highlighting the use of some maladaptive strategies (avoidance, spiritual) in clinical groups. Experiential avoidance and tolerance for uncertainty mainly affected coping. Conclusions: The duration of COVID-19 not only produced changes in anxiety and depression in clinical groups but also in coping strategies to face this pandemic and its consequences. MDPI 2021-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8305913/ /pubmed/34356160 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070926 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Rosa-Alcázar, Ángel
Parada-Navas, José Luis
García-Hernández, María Dolores
Martínez-Murillo, Sergio
Olivares-Olivares, Pablo J.
Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I.
Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title_full Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title_fullStr Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title_short Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19
title_sort coping strategies, anxiety and depression in ocd and schizophrenia: changes during covid-19
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356160
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070926
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