Pandemic Coronavirus Disease-19-Induced Obsessive Compulsive Disorder on the Bank Employee

Authors

  • Sutan Dassep Purnama Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra, Medan, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-7215
  • Mustafa M. Amin Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra, Medan, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-9372
  • Elmeida Effendy Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6284

Keywords:

Coronavirus disease-19, Mental disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Bank employee

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects respiratory system and other organs. It is transmitted through air or contact of contaminated surfaces. Thus, physical and social distancing, hand washing with soap, or hand sanitizer are greatly persuaded. Interestingly, this pandemic does not only affect physical health, but also mental disorder, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that is marked with the presence of either obsession or persistent compulsive behavior, or in the most common form, both are present. Obsession is thought, image or desire that preoccupies someone’s mind which commonly is related to anxiety. Compulsion, in the other hand, is repetitive behavior that strongly derives individual to do so to achieve fulfillment of one’s obsession that is not considered normal on the bases of daily norm.

CASE REPORT: A 26-year-old woman as a bank employee admitted of doing repetitively unreasonable hand washing and shower within approximately the past 3 months. She even washes her hands more than 10 times in an hour and takes shower more than 5 times a day. She admitted that this is her very first experience and all were started at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 pandemic also causes serious mental disorders and has become such a nightmare or worst scenario for those experiencing OCD. Physical and social distancing, hand washing with soap, or hand sanitizer are greatly.

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Published

2021-05-16

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Purnama SD, Amin MM, Effendy E. Pandemic Coronavirus Disease-19-Induced Obsessive Compulsive Disorder on the Bank Employee. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2021 May 16 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];9(T3):153-5. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/6284

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