Our very own Dr. Rucelle Zuniega was recently interviewed by ABS-CBN News as one of the medical experts to confirm the rise of OCD cases during the pandemic and weigh in on the importance of OCD awareness to break the stigma around this disease.
“Aside from the people with OCD experiencing an exacerbation of their symptoms, many also experience the emergence of new symptoms focused on COVID-19. So, health-related yung symptoms nila and particularly health-related sa Covid,” she said.
Dr. Rucelle also warned people against loosely using the term “OC” or “OCD” when referring to people who are clean and organized, saying this “minimizes” the “severity” of the illness as the grim reality of it is being overshadowed by the wrong use of the term.
For the full news story see https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/19/22/disinfecting-until-it-hurts-ocd-cases-rise-as-covid-19-lingers
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