Contamination Type OCD | Does a Pandemic Worsen Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

This video answers the question: Can I talk about contamination related OCD? How is this type of OCD affected by actual increases in the risk of contamination? Would this make presentations this disorder worse or result in more people developing this disorder?
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