Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
CNS Spectr. 2022 Apr;27(2):136-144. doi: 10.1017/S1092852920001947. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
This review aims to shed light on the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a focus on contamination fears. In addition, we will briefly review the current therapies for OCD and detail what their limitations are. A key focus will be on discussing how smartphone solutions may provide approaches to novel treatments, especially when considering global mental health and the challenges imposed by rural environments and limited resources; as well as restrictions imposed by world-wide pandemics such as COVID-19. In brief, research that questions this review will seek to address include: (1) What are the symptoms of contamination-related OCD? (2) How effective are current OCD therapies and what are their limitations? (3) How can novel technologies help mitigate challenges imposed by global mental health and pandemics/COVID-19.
本文旨在探讨强迫症（OCD）的症状，重点关注污染恐惧。此外，我们将简要回顾 OCD 的当前治疗方法，并详细说明其局限性。本文将重点讨论智能手机解决方案如何为新型治疗方法提供途径，特别是在考虑全球心理健康以及农村环境和资源有限所带来的挑战时；以及像 COVID-19 这样的全球性大流行病所带来的限制。简而言之，质疑本综述的研究将试图解决以下问题：（1）与污染相关的 OCD 的症状有哪些？（2）目前的 OCD 治疗方法的效果如何，它们有哪些局限性？（3）新技术如何帮助缓解全球心理健康以及大流行病/COVID-19 带来的挑战。
