Publications

Through our ongoing commitment to advancing research and improving care for individuals with OCD, the ICOCS collaborated with the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) to develop the newly published 2025 CANMAT–ICOCS International Guidelines for the Management of Patients with OCD.

Developed in partnership with leading OCD experts from around the world, these guidelines provide updated, evidence-informed treatment guidance to support clinicians in delivering high-quality care and improving outcomes for individuals affected by OCD.

For further information, the full article can be accessed here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002239562500785X?via%3Dihub

The International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders is pleased to share a special issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research on Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders under COVID-19. The special issue, edited by Eric Hollander and Michael Van Ameringen, contains 14 papers.

Correlates of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders symptom severity during the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of coronavirus on individuals with problematic hoarding behaviours

Modulating neuroinflammation in COVID-19 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Media use and emotional distress under COVID-19 lockdown in a clinical sample referred for internalizing disorders: A Swiss adolescents’ perspective

Individual obsessive-compulsive traits are associated with poorer adjustment to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions

An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period

The impact of COVID-19 on patients with OCD: A one-year follow-up study

Obsessive-compulsive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stress, academic burnout, smartphone use types and problematic smartphone use: The moderation effects of resilience

Resilience predicts positive mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Yorkers with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder

Parental surveillance of OCD and mental health symptoms during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of Australian children, adolescents and families

The COVID-19 pandemic and problematic usage of the internet: Findings from a diverse adult sample in South Africa