YOU'RE NOT ALONE if you’re concerned that your child’s OCD symptoms have suffered during the Pandemic

A recent article by the Washington Post documents the prevalence of children diagnosed with OCD that have experienced worsening symptoms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Reasons cited in the article include both generally lowered levels of mental wellness that manifest in increased OCD symptoms as well as frequent exposure to messaging in public media sources about the coronavirus that seems to validate intrusive and obsessional fears.  Despite this some young people find hope in the knowledge that others share in their struggle and that help is out there, such as Emeline who felt that “It was kind of nice to know that not everyone is handling this well, as well as I thought they were”.  Read more at the washingtonpost.com online.