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OCD: The impact of COVID-19 on this mental illness
Thirty-three-year-old, Meenakshi Rao (name changed), had already been diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, with counselling and medication, she was coping with this mental illness. COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown altered her path to recovery, causing a relapse. Meenakshi’s spouse, Ketan (name changed), shares, “Meenakshi has been suffering from OCD for a while. COVID-19 has...