Lifestyle risk factors for obsessive-compulsive symptoms and related phenomena: What should lifestyle interventions target?
Mary-Ellen E BrierleyLucy AlbertellaErynn ChristensenKristian RotaruFelice N JackaRebecca A SegraveKaryn E RichardsonRico Sc LeeEdouard KayayanSam HughesMurat YücelLeonardo F FontenellePublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2022)
Our results speak to the potential importance of lifestyle quality screening, education and lifestyle interventions (e.g. an anti-inflammatory diet) for individuals experiencing compulsivity-related behaviours and/or symptoms. Further research into potential mechanisms of action will allow for more targeted approaches to lifestyle interventions for transdiagnostic compulsive behaviours.