Chronic Pain and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to map the association between Chronic Pain (CP) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the present literature.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted with a comprehensive search of literature in peer-reviewed journals. Search parameters included articles written in English, published at any time, and including terms associated with both CP and OCD. Databases searched for purposes of this study included Psychinfo, Medline, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Google Scholar.

Results

The review included 87 records, comprising 49 primary research and 38 secondary research records. Extracted information from these were grouped into four broad classifications. The Prevalence and Severity classification in

SUBMITTER: Sloley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature