Background Cyberchondria (CYB) has been described relatively recently as a behaviour
characterized by excessive online searching for medical information that is associated with …

A vast and heterogeneous body of literature on the neuropsychology of obsessive–
compulsive disorder (OCD) has accumulated in recent decades, yielding inconsistent …

Introduction The negative impacts of COVID-19 have rippled through every facet of society.
Understanding the multidimensional impacts of this pandemic is crucial to identify the most …

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the world seem less predictable. Such crises can lead
people to feel that others are a threat. Here, we show that the initial phase of the pandemic …

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on public health,
economic activity, and mental health as it spread across the globe. Research from past …

Abstract Amazon. com's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) website provides a data collection
platform with quick and inexpensive access to diverse samples. Numerous reports have …

Pandemic illnesses, such as the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) are often highly publicized in the
mass media and can be associated with high levels of anxiety and compensatory behavior …

Analogue samples are often used to study obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms and
related phenomena. This approach is based on the hypothesis that results derived from …

Now revised and expanded to include cutting-edge acceptance-based techniques and a
new focus on inhibitory learning, this is the leading guide to therapeutic exposure, a crucial …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review highlights recent research regarding gender
differences in OCD, with a focus on prevalence, course of illness, symptom presentation …